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Pippin?

118 replies

brightwave · 04/04/2021 23:23

I absolutely love this name, but its gotten very mixed reactions from others so I wanted to know what everyone on here thinks Smile

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ZoyaTheDestroyer · 05/04/2021 09:11

FOOL OF A TOOK!

Sweet nn for Peregrine or Philip though.

Lindy2 · 05/04/2021 09:13

I had a pet rabbit called Pippin. It was a nice rabbit name.

AbsolutelyPansy · 05/04/2021 09:49

i know a couple of female Pip's, but they are nick names

JemimaJoy · 05/04/2021 10:00

No! It's really wet.

MrsBungle · 05/04/2021 10:05

It’s awful. It’s not even nice as a nickname, it’s ok for a horse.

Bunnybigears · 05/04/2021 10:06

Nice name for a dog

Hellohello53452 · 05/04/2021 10:11

For a dog yes. Reminds me of the dog on the children’s show come outside

Legoninjago1 · 05/04/2021 10:13

Dog - we actually had one :)

TheresAnEyeInMeSoup · 05/04/2021 10:16

Makes me think of tricksy hobbitses.

It's a no from me.

TheresAnEyeInMeSoup · 05/04/2021 10:16

Zoya 😂😂😂😍

WaltzingToWalsingham · 05/04/2021 10:20

I immediately thought of Aunty Mabel and her dog Pippin. Fantastic programme, I watched it many times with my children. And it's a sweet name for a little boy, but dreadful for an older child or adult. Far too cutesy. Call him Phillip or Peter or Patrick and use Pippin as a family nickname.

MrsXx4 · 05/04/2021 10:26

As I sit looking at my 6 foot 4, 16 stone husband with his beard and beer belly it’s really giving me a giggle to imagine calling him Pippin! Grin

Lauraloh · 05/04/2021 16:05

I quite like it in theory, but I agree it might be difficult to pull off as an adult. Maybe something like Philip or Peter or even Peregrine with Pip or Pippin for short? Someone mentioned Pepin as well which I think is lovely and feels much less cutesy for some reason.

FelicityMingington · 05/04/2021 16:21

As a slightly more unusual alternative in a similar vein have you thought about Pipkin?

percheron67 · 05/04/2021 16:21

Is your surname Cox I wonder?

BatleyTownswomensGuild · 05/04/2021 16:41

Perfect name for a little baby bunny! 🐰

Runway · 05/04/2021 16:46

Have you perhaps thought about Balonz? It’s similar but a bit more rugged

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 05/04/2021 16:48

I know someone who has a boy called Pippin. It’s a nickname for Peregrine though.

Mamamamasaurus · 05/04/2021 16:59

I'd call an animal Pippin. Not a human.

Roszie · 05/04/2021 17:03

It's awful.

pigglepot · 05/04/2021 17:16

Don't think it works as a name to be honest!

How about Crispin instead? It feels sort of the same to me but is a bit more of a serious name and works for a boy and a man...?

joystir59 · 05/04/2021 17:21

Just awful.

2021mumma · 05/04/2021 17:24

The dog from “come outside”

Cushionsnotpillows · 05/04/2021 17:24

I know three small yappy dogs near me called Pippin or Pip.

For the love of all things sane, do not call your child, who one day will be an adult trying to make their way in the world, this dog name.

SpeedRunParent · 05/04/2021 17:26

Sounds like a rabbit.

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