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Opinions on the name Piper?

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MummyToBe2001 · 18/03/2025 21:05

Good evening!

Opinions on the name Piper?
I am not sure on a middle name or anything as of yet but I’ve recently come across the name piper and I really like it.

What’s everyone’s brutally honest opinions on the name?

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IHaveDefectedToTeamDog · 27/03/2025 23:53

Maris Piper! A potato!

The name Piper just makes me think of a little girl wrestling a huge set of bagpipes.

It's quite a silly name really if your child doesn't play pipes. Or smoke them. Or lay them like a plumber.

Bluelavenders · 28/03/2025 07:42

A piper is someone who either smokes pipes or plays pipes. I’ve never heard it as a name.

Springhassprungxx · 28/03/2025 07:47

MummyToBe2001 · 18/03/2025 21:16

I’ve just looked at the England and wales name statistics and the name has been in fairly regular use since the year 2000 but really peaked in 2014 which surprises me.

Has anybody ever met a Piper IRL?

Yes l know one whose parents call her Pipes which awful!! Thought the name would grow on me but it never did - as pp have said l wouldn't have known if it is a boy or girl name but l know now it is a girl.

But your baby op so your choice.

Bluelavenders · 28/03/2025 09:13

It could be used for boys and girls, especially the short form Pipe?

Bagggy · 28/03/2025 09:25

I’m watching the White Lotus at the moment and there’s a character called Piper in that! The name always makes me think of the TV show Charmed. I also think it would depend on your accent - a hard p or ah sound changes it a bit for me.

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