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I'm NOT naming her after my sister!

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Sprinklesandsprinkles · 11/11/2024 12:46

I'm wanting to get opinions on this name vs my DSs please.

We are having a baby girl and both really like the name Pippin. We'd mostly call her Pip, and have the options of Pippy or Pips. I like a name with lots of variation options that we like.

The thing making me unsure is I have a sister called Philippa and I know that a lot of people called Pip have it shortened from Philippa. I don't want people to always be asking Pip- is she Philippa named after your DS?

However DS has always been Phil and NEVER Pip so I can't decide if that makes it a non issue?

Side note- can Pippin be taken seriously on job applications etc?

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ElBandito · 11/11/2024 14:39

Pemba · 11/11/2024 13:57

I thought of that too @ElBandito . I loved that show! Didn't Mrs and Mrs Pogle seem to have 2 children, one was their own son (presumably) and one appeared to be some sort of squirrel /chipmunk creature? Which of those was Pippin?

OP, please don't do that to your child! Actually I wouldn't name a boy Pippin either. Yes it's cute, but more suited to a pet.

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The squirrel was called Tog. (Also a boys name imho).

SingingSands · 11/11/2024 14:38

If you shout "PIPPIN!" at the playground you might get a load of dogs running towards you.

What about Pippa, Piper, or Polly?

roundsquares · 11/11/2024 14:36

It makes me think of the kids show in the 90s, Come Outside I think it was called? With Pippin the dog.

Agapornis · 11/11/2024 14:32

Pippi as in Longstocking is great. Full name Pippilotta Viktualia Rullgardina Krusmynta Efraimsdotter Långstrump.

But I was an avid Astrid Lindgren reader/60s TV show watcher, so obviously Rullgardina (roller blind) and Krusmynta (spearmint) are a great names 😁 How about Tommy, Annika, or Mr Nilsson?

Astrabees · 11/11/2024 14:30

Callie Coles, the influencer, has a son called Pippin which is short for Peregrine. I didn’t realised she had named him after a hobbit. I could see an adult female Pippin, very posh, maybe a KC, you need to be like that to own a name like that.

CJsGoldfish · 11/11/2024 14:25

I've only known cats named Pippin so I personally don't think it's a bad thing if people think you named her after your sister. Is it really that big of a deal if that's the conclusion they come to when they hear the name?
I'd definitely rethink Pippy though. Or at least look up the meaning across different languages

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 11/11/2024 14:19

WiseOldPusscat · 11/11/2024 13:43

Pip is my cats name, her nicknames are Pippy, Pippy Pip, poopy Pippy, Pippifer.

Pippifer! Not sure why this has me laughing so much... please call your daughter Pippifer.... cheer the primary school teachers up.

FlibbertyGibbitt · 11/11/2024 14:08

Call your baby what you want and don’t tell anyone what you’re thinking of until they’re born as no one will comment then !

IDontDrinkTea · 11/11/2024 14:05

Look up, look down, look all around. Up in the air or on the ground. Come for a walk, come for a ride, there’s so much to see, so come outsiiiiideeee….

Better for people to think you’ve named your child after your sister rather than a fictional dog IMO

usernother · 11/11/2024 14:04

Pippin won't be taken seriously anywhere. People will laugh at her behind her back.

TinyGingerCat · 11/11/2024 14:02

It's a type of apple, a shortened form of Peregrine and the dog that belonged to Aunty Mabel.

peacejoypancakes · 11/11/2024 14:00

Pippin is terrible. Any variant of Pip will 100% be assumed to be after your sister though so just pick a completely different name if you don’t want that.

ComtesseDeSpair · 11/11/2024 13:59

I think once you meet the actual person, their name is just their name. Pippin isn’t rude or offensive, it doesn’t have negative connotations. And let’s face it, anyone who can remember Auntie Mabel isn’t terribly likely to be reviewing Pippin’s CV in approximately 22 years’ time. (And even if they are, what of it? I interviewed a Felix recently, and managed not to spend the entire hour thinking “LOL, your parents named you after cat food.”)

Chocolatesnowman2 · 11/11/2024 13:59

That's the dogs name from the childrens TV programme..come outside.
Pippin is a dog's name
Pippa is a nicer name for a little girl .
Yes sounds like your sister's name .
You definitely need a re think

Pemba · 11/11/2024 13:57

ElBandito · 11/11/2024 13:40

I'm a lot older than some here and thought immediately of Pogle's Wood. Pippin was a boy in that too.

I thought of that too @ElBandito . I loved that show! Didn't Mrs and Mrs Pogle seem to have 2 children, one was their own son (presumably) and one appeared to be some sort of squirrel /chipmunk creature? Which of those was Pippin?

OP, please don't do that to your child! Actually I wouldn't name a boy Pippin either. Yes it's cute, but more suited to a pet.

TallulahBetty · 11/11/2024 13:56

Pippin is an elf in an Enid Blyton book.

eggandonion · 11/11/2024 13:49

Did Auntie Mabel not notice her dog sometimes being a bit different?
I don't know why it's any different from Robin as a name...although I don't know any canine Robins.

Barrenfieldoffucks · 11/11/2024 13:49

Pippin is a pony, Enid Blyton isn't it?

Pippa is fine, I have a sister called Pippa and it's a nice name. People do assume it is shortened from Philippa though, you won't be able to avoid that...my parents had liked Philippa but figured it would always get shortened so went for Pippa.

WaneyEdge · 11/11/2024 13:44

It’s the name of DBs dog so it’s a no from me.

WiseOldPusscat · 11/11/2024 13:43

Pip is my cats name, her nicknames are Pippy, Pippy Pip, poopy Pippy, Pippifer.

SabreIsMyFave · 11/11/2024 13:42

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 11/11/2024 13:40

Pippin!
So cute... like a toy donkey or cartoon apple.

Exactly. GREAT name for a toy donkey, or a chihuahua, or a cartoon character. Not a child FFS! Hmm

eqpi4t2hbsnktd · 11/11/2024 13:40

Pippin!
So cute... like a toy donkey or cartoon apple.

ElBandito · 11/11/2024 13:40

I'm a lot older than some here and thought immediately of Pogle's Wood. Pippin was a boy in that too.

premierleague · 11/11/2024 13:39

Pippin? Like the apple?

If you want people to snigger at your daughter for her whole life, go right ahead.............

Daschund1 · 11/11/2024 13:39

freedohm · 11/11/2024 13:38

It’s fuck in my language..

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