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Is pippa a no no for an adult?

31 replies

ThreeGuesses · 17/03/2010 13:27

Really like this name, as does DH.

Put off by reading that it's seen as a child's name and neither of us like Philippa as a full name.

Also what are your impressions of Pippa?

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SugarSkyHigh · 25/03/2010 22:12

Has anyone mentioned Pippa dolls, or does that age me terribly?

houseworkhater · 25/03/2010 22:46

I can see Pippa as an adult, very willowy like others have said. Philippa does nothing for me.

hmc · 25/03/2010 22:49

Pippa fine - could be abbrieviated to Pip as an adult. Lol at the Swedish translation. I do sometimes wish I had given my dd a name with more gravitas (she is called the now ubiquitous 'Lily') in case she wanted to become a politician or published academic. Is that a consideration re Pippa?

fluffles · 25/03/2010 22:53

i know a 50+ yr old 'Pip'

it suits her.

Earthstar · 26/03/2010 07:25

Pippa is fine for an adult, it's not cutesy Because it ends in the letter a. I think it's the names ending in y that can sound cutesy sometimes eg honey, milly, tilly.

I think it's a cool name and quite unusual. I think a Pippa would look athletic and be an independent creature...

IwishIwerewitty · 26/03/2010 07:35

I have a friend called Philippa, she gets called Pip. It suits her so much and she is so lovely, I would love to call a girl Philippa and shorten it to Pip.

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