Piper...

[Locketjuice]

What comes to your head when you hear piper?

I love it, other half.. Not so much, I'm sure there is room for persuasion though...

[sparkle12mar08]

Pied Piper of Hamelin. Middle ages man in a yellow and red suit. Awful, awful, awful.

[Yonionekanobe]

'Piper at the gates of Dawn' made me smile as the only Piper I know us the daughter of a Dawn. They are Americans incidentally so I always think of it as a US name.

[jidelgin]

What comes to mind is how beautiful a name it is - Piper is cool n compassionate n clever and she kicks the crap out of anyone who says otherwise :)

[DonDrapersAltrEgoBigglesDraper]

Hmm, it lacks substance for me. It also feels slightly dated - more of a nineties name...? Basically not to my taste, I guess.

[buzzgirly]

Charmed! I really like it though.

[sashh]

Pipper spelled wrong.

[McKayz]

I just asked DH and he first thought of Maris Piper potatoes.

[McKayz]

I quite like it but it does make me think of Piper Alpha.

[RantyMcRantpants]

My gorgeous 5 year old DS is Piper and it suits him down to the ground. He was named after one of my grandparents.

[Viviennemary]

I'd think it was hideous and think why would anybody name a child that. But of course I would mumble very nice!

[pooka]

It makes me think of Sarah Palin (even though I'm not sure she has a kid called piper - is still not a good connotation for me).

Bristol
Willow
Piper
Trig
Track

Have just checked - and these are her kids' names.

Not keen.

[EddieVeddersfoxymop]

makes me think of Piper Alpha

I live close to where it happened...saw all the helicopters etc. Dreadful accident. Sorry, but for that reason I couldn't use it! Perhaps if you're not from the locality though it might not be people's first thought.

[Locketjuice]

I'm having a girl.. I'm even more confused now! haha

I knew it would have mixed reviews obviously as with any name but it seems to either get BLURGH it's awful or I LOVE IT! Thank you everyone, I shall let you know what she ends up being called.. 11 weeks to go! (But will hopefully have decoded before then!)

[DoctorAnge]

It's lovely

[Alisvolatpropiis]

Pied?

[PoppyAmex]

A guy blowing a wind instrument

[Sallypuss]

Flogging

[Kneedeepindaisies]

Piper from Charmed, but I love it.

Go for it!

[Floggingmolly]

It's also the name of one of the Queen's corgis, Sallypuss
Are you Her Maj?

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

Charmed

[Sallypuss]

...is the name of our dog Sorry!

[xyla]

It sounds odd to me, like a manufactured cheerfulness. But probably wouldn't notice/care once I met the person.

[ephemeralfairy]

Piper Alpha. Not good imo.

[WithASpider]

I really like it, it was one of our two choices for DD1!

[Linguaphile]

I used to babysit a Piper, and she was adorable. Good connotations for me.