Comments for the name Papa

The full name for this deity is Papatuanuku, not just Papa. The word 'Papa' is also used to address ones father in Maori, although the sounds of the a's are elongated as with a macron over them. [noted -ed]

Papa means dad in French, and being French, I wouldn't name my kid like that. It'll confuse the hell out of my son and husband!

Also in Dutch this name means Dad. I wouldn't call my child Papa.

Wasn't there a pizza place called Papa John?

Kind of awkward seeing as it means "dad" in many languages and "potato" in Spanish.

I could never name a child Papa, because I call my grandfather Papa!

I see nothing wrong with the name, but seeing that I call my father "Papa" (and many languages use this as a familiar form of "father"), it seems somewhat odd.

This is what I call my maternal grandfather, so I couldn't use it as a name.

It's like with the name "Kiefer" which means "jaw" in German. This will probably prevent most Germans from ever using the name Kiefer for their child - but does it mean that the name itself is bad, that it is a don't-use-it!-name? No, it doesn't.
However, "Papa" does mean "dad" in more than just one language, and this makes it - of course - for many people more unusable than, for example, the name Kiefer, as you should also always consider where you live and if your daughter might have trouble with her name growing up in a country where Papa isn't a common first name.
It is, because of everything the name implicates, very difficult for me to look at it objectively in order to say "I like this name" or "I don't find it appealing".

This can also be a last name.

"Papa" is also the code word for the letter "P" in the NATO phonetic alphabet.

"Papa" means "Pope" in several languages.

I think it's cute.

This is not a name. This is what you would call your father or grandfather.