What do you think of the name Kip for a boy?

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I'm really stuck with boy's names and was wondering what you thought of Kip?

I also like Ned and kind of like Rafferty, although not too sure about the shortening Raff. Again, also like Barnaby, but don't like the shortening Barney!

Any thoughts would be much appreciated!!
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Interesting JuneMammy, it still conjures up the image of a grubby tenement house even after a couple of centuries.

I know someone whose son is called Kipling, Kip for short. It's quite nice, a bit quirky.

I like it very much but it means kip schools to me.

Like it.

I would suggest you watch the film Napoleon Dynamite before you make your final decision, though.

I know a Kip. It's not short for anything. I wouldn't choose it myself, but it suits this boy.

I love the name kiplet,i desperately wanted to call ds3 kip its a funky name.

Barnaby is lovely. Kip is dreadful. Kit is nice.

I know of a Kip. He's a retired headmaster and has good associations for me

MotherJack-I know a retired headmaster called Kip too...
He was called Kip as a nickname-although it is all anyone knew him as- as a shortening for kipper because his surname was also the name of a fish..

(wondering if there are a glut of ex-headmaters known as Kip or could it possibly be the one and the same..)

I'm fairly traumatised by Rafferty.

3 - I can't remember his surname, but I see you live in the East Midlands so it is certainly a potential for him being one and the same!

Kip reminds me of kippers, but is much nicer than Ned. Rafferty is fine but v. posh in my view.

Kip is short for Kipper, Bird

3 - it's the same one. It has to be. Fishy Fishington!

Mother Jack-thats him, knew it must be
Lovely man (and will ever be fishy fishington to me now

Sorry for hijack OP- do quite like Kip as an affectionate nickname.

Love Kip, Kipp, Kit, Ned & Rafferty ! all great names

I think Kip is great and am thinking of calling my son that too.