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Not liking Philippa, any other name Pippa could be short for?

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Just wondering esp. since I think Pippa is a cute nn.
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Re: Not liking Philippa, any other name Pippa could be short for?

  • spanasspanas member
    What about Penelope? If you want to call her Pippa i don't think it has to be short for something specific. 
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  • sweetpea2003sweetpea2003 member
    Maybe Penelope?  Patricia?

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  • checkrdtopcheckrdtop member
    Piper?
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  • Allie30Allie30 member
    imagelisajay09:

    I think Pippa only works if you have a British accent and you're a toddler.

    Or a Kiwi accent. ;-)

    Seriously, though, I think Pippa is cute, and it could work with names the PP mentioned like Penelope or Patricia. Probably want to stick to "P" names instead of "Ph" names, and longer names or names that have two P sounds in them are your best bets.

    I love Philippa, though. Classic. Philomena is nice, too, but Pippa isn't a very natural nickname for it. Mena, though...

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  • FirstBabyMommaFirstBabyMomma member

    Not sure if it matters to you, but a poster on 6-9 told us today that Pippa is a dirty word in Italian.

    It wouldn't necessarily matter to me, but it might to some. 

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    imageFirstBabyMomma:

    Pippa is a dirty word in Italian.

    Hah!  I never thought of that but yes.  Yes it is. 

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  • Allie30Allie30 member

    Doesn't stop millions of Englishmen, Australians, and Kiwis naming their daughters that. You couldn't shake a stick in Australia without hitting a Pippa.

    I think Pippa as a nn to Piper is pretty silly, and I'm about as lenient as it gets when it comes to nicknames. Might as well just name her Pippa. Piper is a cutesy, juvenile trend name, so you aren't getting anything more "formal" by doing Piper. It would be like naming your kid Molly and then calling her Polly. 

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    imagelisajay09:

    I think Pippa only works if you have a British accent and you're a toddler.

    Or if you have a British accent and you're the new princess' maid of honor Smile

    I think Pippa is adorable, I've loved it since I saw that movie Cake. I think her name was Philippa, though...I agree with pp's who suggested Penelope or Patricia!

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  • suze423suze423 member
    imageoverture:
    imageFirstBabyMomma:

    Pippa is a dirty word in Italian.

    Hah!  I never thought of that but yes.  Yes it is. 

    I think Pippa is super cute but how funny would it be if a Pippa went to Italy and introduced herself?  For those who are wondering, it means blow job.

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