Pip for a boy...

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Probably just hormonal, but have been calling my bump Pipsqueak, as it'll be the last of four. If I get too attached to it (the name, not the baby, obviously!), what could it be shortened from other than Phillip?
Although on hearing my explanation for Pip, dd1 has sworn to call it Runt....

I always wanted a little boy called Pip.

And another little boy called Kit.

(LL - you're not me are you?)

Pippin the hobbit was short for Peregrine I think.

Yep. But don't think Peregrine would be a brilliant boy's name! Perry maybe, but sounds a bit Brideshead.

Call him Pip as a pet name, not a real name, please.

The main boy character in the great classic film 'great expectations' was named Pip. Ive never forgotten it.What a great name. Go for it!

Just to reinforce, the Pip in my family DOES have Great Expectations; he already has a pilots license and is currently in his final year studying law at Oxford.

Go for it, what a great name!

and what is wrong with Peregrin as a boys name??????????????

Just think it sounds a bit of a mouthful BigBadMouse. I used to have a rat called Peregrin though and he was lovely!

...was only considering it as middle name really, just thought I'd ask while I saw it mentioned - not likely to get mentioned on here again I should think .

Susiecutie, not def a boy, just have one of those feelings...that I am even considering boys names makes me wonder, as I only ever thought of girls names for my other three-who are all girls. I'm liking Pip more and more tonight, but still got four weeks to go. Am winding up my family with Stardust Bangle type names to rival dd3's name! (But don't think will ever take it THAT far)

ooo, I want to know what DD3 is called now!

I know of a Pip ,he must be 20 ish now.

DONT DO IT YOU CRAZY WOMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why not Jasper?

Could you shorten Phineaus to Pip?

I would go for Philip.

what about Phillip
then if its your hormones you can revert to his first name and pretend it never happened!
Unless your surname is Squeak....

just use it as a nickname

dd is known affectionately as Boo but has perfectly normal first and middle names nothing to do with Boo.

Pip is a gorgeous name IMHO Think you should give the name Philip though, just for "offical stuff" when he is older. My FIL is Pip, short for Philip and he prefers to use Philip for "offcial stuff".

Go for Pip - gets my vote

Oh and pleeeeease tell us DD3's name!!

I know a Pip, he's in his forties and not feminine at all. He's a silent Philip though. I agree that I prefer to give the full name to give child a more formal option if they want it some time.
Kit is nice, and Kip- the bomb squad guy in the English Patient- yummy.What would Kip be short for?

PLEASE don't call him Pip. Philip shortened to Pip is fine - but imagine a middle aged man in a cardigan called Pip. A high Court Judge called Pip. An all in wrestler called Pip. A General called Pip. It's a name you need to be able to choose for yourself - not one you should be given when you're too young to do anything about it.

My son has a completely unrelated name, but his nickname has always been Pip. Don't ask me why...

Kipp is an old English name in its own right although it can be shortened from Kipling. Apparently it means hill.

I love Pip. My best friend is called Pippy short for Philipa.

My mother's friend has a son called Phillip, they call him pip though.