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Thoughts on the name piper for a girl

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Babynumberfour · 13/09/2020 18:53

Hi everyone ,
So after three boys I finally fell pregnant with a baby girl
All my boys have five letter , two syllable names ( kind of just happened for the first two )
Anyway our surname starts with beginning j so don’t want any first names b 🥴 I’m so stuck on a girls name
I do want to stick with the theme but can’t find any names I like
Until I stumbled on American names and tv shows
Piper ! My other half really Likes now it and telling people who also like it but I’m unsure 😐
Basically I’m in the uk and my three boys do have names that tend to be on American lists more , but are also popular uk
What does everyone think of the name piper ? Or any other ideas ? I personally think it’s harder for a girls name as chance they may get bullied more !

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Babynumberfour · 13/09/2020 19:33

Meant to say I hate my name ! As it’s unisex but more male ! And I always get asked if it’s short for something! The only other names we had in mind were Lexie ( until comments ), Tayla ( until comments it was too masculine to give a girl with three brothers ) , Halle , aubri , indie and Heidi

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DramaAlpaca · 13/09/2020 19:29

Cross-posted there. It definitely does go with your sons' names.

DramaAlpaca · 13/09/2020 19:27

No, not for me. Not my style at all. But if you both love it and it goes with your boys' names, go for it.

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Babynumberfour · 13/09/2020 19:26

Haha yes charmed
My nephew is cole though !! One of my sons was going to be Wyatt from charmed but people kept saying about Wyatt Earp ! So now he’s Caleb ! I also have a Riley (holly oaks) and Mason (kuwtk)
It’s purely because we could never decide on a name and then we would watch tv and be like oh I like that ! We did have Lexie in mind but people said about sexy lexy or a p**nstar name which kind of threw me off 👀😬 why they would say that I’m not sure ! I’m aware Riley is more of a girls name In America though ! I’m worried she will be bullied and called pied piper or something
I know I shouldn’t worry what people think but I really don’t want her to be bullied
I hate name as it’s a unisex name but people tend to think of it as more male

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JustSaying101 · 13/09/2020 19:22

I like the name Piper, reminds me of characters in Charmed and Orange is the New Black. Pretty popular in the US but definitely gaining popularity here in the UK.

Teakind · 13/09/2020 19:16

I really like it

Scarby9 · 13/09/2020 19:05

My association is Piper Alpha, but that is a bit obscure and definitely would not haunt a baby born today.
It's a nice name.

Needcoffeecoffeecoffee · 13/09/2020 19:03

I like it.
I presume one of the American TV shows you've stumbled across is charmed?
As long as you don't have siblings called paige, pru or phoebe you should be fine!

DaenarysStormborn · 13/09/2020 19:00

Makes me think of Charmed. Lovely name

MondeoFan · 13/09/2020 19:00

It's nice has a pretty sound

IHateCoronavirus · 13/09/2020 18:59

I know a Pyper. She is the sweetest child. So caring and friendly.

SisterAgatha · 13/09/2020 18:57

Love it!

IggyAce · 13/09/2020 18:57

I like Piper, but I like more American names anyway. My DS has a popular American name, that’s also an action.
I work in a school and I’ve met a lovely girl called Piper.

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Babynumberfour · 13/09/2020 18:53

Not saying boys don’t get bullied for names but I think for girls it’s more of worry about names!!

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