Thoughts on Tippi?

[rockdakazbah]

Too cutesy?

[peanutsandwich]

Tippi Hedren, Tippi Degre was named after her.

I love it.

[lunar1]

Dippi tippi

[Turniptwirl]

My friends dog.

Tippi should only ever be a nn for something sensible! As a nn it's not that bad but put it on your dd's birth cert and she may never forgive you!

[DaveMccave]

I worked at a nursery about ten years ago with twins Tippi and Talulah. I didn't know the connection at the time.

[LentilAsAnything]

Reminded me of wildography.co.uk/young-girl-whos-best-friends-with-african-wildlife/. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippi_Degré

[sleepingbeautiful]

Our office admin's new labrador...

[MsJupiterJones]

It is lovely, The Birds is one of my favourite films. It does sound like a nickname but I wouldn't be able to place from what (didn't know T Hedren was Natalie till pp mentioned - she certainly hasn't outgrown her nn though).

Mind you Marnie is a nickname too but people (Lily Allen) use it as a name in its own right.

Other association would be those tents (tipi).

[rockdakazbah]

Oops, that should have said achingly posh

[rockdakazbah]

Hmmm, looks like it's back to the drawing board...

Middle name is going to be unusual (family name) so can't give a 'sensible' middle name to fall back on.

Wish I was achingly as quite like the idea of DD having friends called Tigga and Bunty

[forevergreek]

Reminds me of tippi degre, the girl who grew up in Africa with wildlife as friends.

I kinda like it.

Maybe get away with Tabitha as name and get to tippi aka - tabbi- tippi ??

[scaevola]

Quite cute as a nn.

[TolliverGroat]

It is a bit too cutesy, yes. You could probably get away with it if you are achingly posh and all your friends' children will be called things like Tigga and Bunty and Binkums, but otherwise it's really too much.

[sparkle12mar08]

Hedren, cups, and Native American shelters. Awful for a child, sorry.

[SixPackWellies]

First though was Hitchcock here too. Too cutsey for me.

Temperance on the other hand...... great name!

(Mind you, when pg I was reading a book with a woman in it called Deliverance Dane and I ached to name my DD that)

[squoosh]

Birds.

[jessjessjess]

My friend has a cat called this!

[Wishfulmakeupping]

Agree with others the birds automatically pops into my head

[thistlelicker]

Is it even a name? Can you imagine a 40year old being called tippi .... It may tippi them over the edge!

[AnneEyhtMeyer]

Tippi Hedron was Natalie I think.

Also think of Tommee.

[BlueStarsAtNight]

Only as a cute nn when they're little. Awful for a teen/adult. It made me think Tommee... too. Can't even think of anything it would be short for!

[burberryqueen]

quite cute if your dd was tiny but otherwise...not a serious name.

[MortifiedAdams]

Is it meant to be short for something? Sounds too much like tipsy for my liking. I think the pregnancy hormones are getting to you. When I was pg I wanted Elphaba, purely so I could use the nn Elfie.

[OneMoreCupOfTeaFirst]

birds, and then......... Tipp-Ex

I really like Tempi though. I used to have a babysitter Tempi. I think it was short for Temperence.

[hf128219]

Alfred Hitchcock is my first thought.