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Girls names with a 'P'

27 replies

muffins · 18/04/2011 10:27

Hi,

So am pregnant with DC2.
When pregnant with DS he was nicknamed donut and as such I felt I had to give him a name beginning with D which I have - Dylan.
DC2 looks to be a girl and is nicknamed baby pie (I have no idea why!) so feeling the need to give it a P name - Any suggestions??

I do like Penelope/Penny and Poppy but thought perhaps for a middle name. Phoebe I quite like to.
Any first names that may go with any of these as middle names (doesn't have to begin with P if the middle name does if that makes any sense whatsoever!!)

Thanks in advance!

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SolarPanel · 18/04/2011 10:37

Philippa/Pippa
Pearl
Peony
Perdita
Persephone
Pamela
Polly
Palma
Paloma
Primrose

Janoschi · 18/04/2011 15:34

Patricia
Phyllis
Priscilla
Peggy
Piper
Petra
Philomena
Pandora
Pia

MelinaM · 18/04/2011 21:01

Paisley
Palila
Pania
Panthea
Paradisa
Paris
Patience
Pelagia
Pepper
Perla
Perpetua
Pertula
Petunia
Phoebe
Poppy
Portia
Posy
Preya
Primavera
Princess ...Grin
Providence
Prudence

spottyock · 18/04/2011 21:29

I was thinking of Penny. That's cute. Also like Phoebe and Poppy.

amothersplaceisinthewrong · 18/04/2011 21:31

Prunella Smile

ValiumBandwitch · 18/04/2011 21:41

Paloma is lovely.
Also Posy, but short for Josephine.
Phoebe is beautiful too, but that's a f sound, so not really in keeping with your pie iykwim!

Bubbaluv · 19/04/2011 04:30

Persephone (percy for short)

MelinaM · 19/04/2011 10:50

I love Paloma too, Pandora is another favourite of mine, and I adore Perdita -Perdy! Posy is lovely tooSmile

meadowlarks · 19/04/2011 13:05

Perdita. Beautiful.

CarefulWithThatAxeEugene · 19/04/2011 13:14

Persis.

Another one from the family tree. She gets a mention somewhere in the New Testament, I think.

TeacupTempest · 19/04/2011 13:18

Petra

NormanTheForeman · 19/04/2011 13:25

Pamela
Patricia
Paloma
Pansy
Penelope
Perdita
Petra
Peta
Petronella
Persephone
Posy
Phoebe
Philippa
Phyllis
Phyllida
Pearl
Paula
Pauline
Paulette
Primrose
Poppy
Prudence
Priscilla
Petula
Pixie
Polly
Peggy

Bunbaker · 19/04/2011 13:26

Paula
Pauline

AmyLouise86 · 19/04/2011 14:21

My daughter is calle dpoppy. and we both love it! :)

oohlaalaa · 19/04/2011 14:36

I would not have the guts to use these names but I like:

Pamela (Pammy)
Paula

I know neither are fashionable. Also love Penelope / Penny

oohlaalaa · 19/04/2011 14:36

I like Phoebe too.

CarefulWithThatAxeEugene · 19/04/2011 15:00

Don't know why you'd need "guts" for Pamela or Paula. Not fashionable, sure, but that's a plus in my book, and I don't see them as the kind of names that date.

oohlaalaa · 19/04/2011 15:02

I think of Pamela as 1950s and Paula as 1960s 1970s, I think the child would be the only one in playground. It seems to me that some names have come back into fashion - Martha - and others not.

CarefulWithThatAxeEugene · 19/04/2011 15:15

I don't think either Pamela or Paula have ever been so popular that there would be several in class. I was born in the 50s but have never met a Pam of my own age. I do have a very elderly relative called Pamela, but don't know any others of this name.

I can only think of two Paulas I've met, one my own age and one perhaps 10 years younger or thereabouts.

usedtobeahappycamper · 19/04/2011 16:43

I was born in the 1950s and know Pamelas galore. Probably a regional thing, but to me it is one of the classic 50s names. Duefor a rerun I shouldthink Wink

BikeRunSki · 19/04/2011 16:46

I really like Polly.

muffins · 19/04/2011 19:37

Ooh I forgot I started this thread-how's that for pregnancy porridge brains Grin

thankyou so much for all the suggestions-I do love peggy but dp isn't so keen!

I like paloma too actually, and primrose and pearl. Polly is cute too although makes me think of miss polly had a dolly!

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BikeRunSki · 19/04/2011 19:55

Peggy nn for Margaret might work for your DP, unless he is old enough/lefty enough to have views on Mrs T!

womma · 19/04/2011 20:24

I love Penelope, it's gorge

missmyoldname · 19/04/2011 20:28

Go for Penelope. Its my favourite, and would have been my DD's name if it weren't for the fact our surname is 3 syllables too.