Pippa

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Was set on Matilda but its getting quite popular.....
What do you think about the name Pippa?
Its a female diminutive of a name of someone where important to me.
Thanks :-)

Very not where. Silly phone!

I like it. I would put Philippa on the birth certificate and us Pippa as a nn. However, I know that's just personal preference. I always think it's good to give the child a long and shorter form so they can choose later on. Pippa is a nice name.

I like Pippa! I know two - one 13yo and one adult. And one dog

Love it.

I have a pippa so I’m biased, but we do get a lot of compliments on her name. You will have someone come along to tell you it means rude things in another country though (didn’t find out till after we’d named her but it doesn’t bother me & very few people seem to know, google it) I think Matilda & pippa are both lovely but yes - pippa is definitely less common!

I love the name Pippa, a friend's DD is called Pippa as the tells name and Pip as the diminutive, don't see why it needs to be any longer of not essential... Also I personally don't like the name Philippa! How about Epiphany?!

I love it......go for it It's unusual - there's one at my grand-daughter's school and it's unusual. Classes will be full of Lillie,Poppies, Ellas, Islas etc

Love it, would have been first choice for dd but doesn’t go with our surname (also begins with P). I would also put Philippa on the birth certificate.

I love Pippa.

I would have Philippa on the birth certificate though.

Love it!

Love it.

I’d also put Philippa on the bc.

Speaking as a Philippa/Pippa, please don’t.

I loathe the name. It’s hideous.

Matilda is gorgeous though - there’s a reason it’s quite popular. It’s because it’s a lovely name.

Philippa on the other hand...

This made me chuckle as my partner complains about this name a lot. His brother & SIL named their kid Pippa and it irritates him that people will always assume she's Philippa which has been shortened to Pippa. In his opinion they should have used Pippa only as a nickname and let her choose herself later which she prefers.

Just to clarify..... we do not like longer names shortened. My opinion is if you are going to call your child a name then thats the name on their birth certificate. So we would not use Philippa.

Thank you everyone so far! Such positive feedback!

It means vagina in Polish.
I think Peppa pig would put me off more, though.
If these don't bother you and you love it, use it!

WaitroseCoffeeCostaCup Can I just ask the relevance of Peppa Pig? Im not asking to call my daughter Peppa. Its Pippa.

I love Pippa, it was on our short list. :) Go for it OP!

Peppa is Pippa in kiwi! 😂😂

@Sunneye

Speaking as a Philippa/Pippa, please don’t.

I loathe the name. It’s hideous.

Ahh that’s made me feel gutted! I really hope my pippa doesn’t feel this way. She’s just a pippa!

I don't like it. Pippa is also very close to Pippi, wee in German!

I really like it. Have known a couple of lovely Pippas

I knew a Pippa ( full name) who was a lovely young girl. The name has a timeless quality about it— yet modern and unpretentious

Pippa does not travel well and means something rude in most European countries. I wouldn’t put it as the given name, really I wouldn’t.