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Pippa

13 replies

annabanana84 · 01/02/2013 14:35

i really love Pippa, but hate Philippa, would it be a sin to have Pippa as a full name?

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JiltedJohnsJulie · 01/02/2013 14:38

We know a baby Pippa and its not short for another name. If you love it, why not use it?

Geranium3 · 01/02/2013 16:33

i like it, pippa is a good choice!

Leeds2 · 01/02/2013 16:34

I quite like Pippa, and see no reason why it shouldn't be used as a full name, but I would worry about the inevitable association with Pippa Middleton.

JazzAnnNonMouse · 01/02/2013 20:06

I like it Smile

amandine07 · 02/02/2013 00:27

I much prefer Pippa to the longer version- too many Ps and Ls!
Go for Pippa :-)

SoggySummer · 02/02/2013 00:30

I like it. There is little girl down the road we have always known at Pip and only found out at Xmas when her parents sent us a card that her actual name is Phillippa - but DD says she has never heard Pip use that ever ever.

Pippa is lovely butI imagine would be shortened to Pip by school friends etc but I think Pip is a cool name as well. Smile

OutragedFromLeeds · 02/02/2013 06:05

I always used to like Pip and then someone said to me 'why would you want to be named after the smallest, inedible, most useless bit of anything?'. I had to agree.

It's also the name of a chicken disease.

I really like Pippa though, I would use it as a given name.

Rhubarbgarden · 02/02/2013 08:19

Pips are not useless! They are the seed from which a whole new tree grows and thus quite amazing.

Pippa is nice.

HeyHoHereWeGo · 02/02/2013 08:39

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sashh · 02/02/2013 09:13

Please don't ever take her to Italy.

PoppyWearer · 02/02/2013 09:16

Am glad someone mentioned Italy. Also Greece.

Pippa means something rather rude in some countries, OP. Sorry! The show jumper (?) Pippa whatsherface had to compete in the Athens Olympics as Philippa to avoid the problem...

froggers1 · 02/02/2013 10:22

I have a baby Pippa. I have never met another one although I know of a grown up one. I have to say I had a big wobble as my son and husband really wanted it but everyone (including MN!) persuaded me to go with it!! We didn't name her Phillipa - mine is Pippa Annaliese.

MrsHuxtable · 02/02/2013 21:56

Love the name but would never use it due to the Middleton connection.

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