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Comments for the name Pippa

Comments for PIPPA:

This is an adorable name for a girl.
-- Anonymous User  5/24/2005
I blush every time I see this name. In Swedish it's a four-letter word. I don't want to say what it means.
-- Anonymous User  7/25/2005
I don't really like this name. I find it a little hard to pronounce for some reason (?).
-- eponine_pontmercy  1/23/2006
It's okay if you're a fairy.
-- amber monkey  3/18/2006
Pippa Cross is the name of a beautiful character in Libba Bray's A Great and Terrible Beauty. Pippa is vain and empty headed, but I like the name anyway.
-- Anonymous User  4/27/2006
I only know the name from A Great And Terrible Beauty (mentioned above) and its sequal, Rebel Angels. I don't think that the character is completely vain or completely empty headed. She's actually quite a confusing character and is made more so in the sequel. Really, I don't know what to think of the name or the character, though I suppose it could be cute for a little girl.
-- writing the world  3/3/2007
I'm from Australia and Pippa is just a name, not a nickname. It's so cute!
-- bellaboo  10/24/2006
This is the coolest name ever!
-- Anonymous User  12/17/2006
It's really cute!
-- 7up  1/23/2007
This is a pretty name. I think it works best as a nickname.
-- scarletquillraven  2/17/2007
This name is awfully, disgustingly, brutally cute. I would definitely name my child this!
-- Anonymous User  8/24/2007
On everything girl.com Pippa is the host ♥
-- Anonymous User  11/7/2007
In the 1980s on the tv sitcom "The Facts of Life" there was a character from Australia named Pippa McKenna, played by Sherrie Krenn. Having grown up watching that show, the name Pippa seems very "Australian" to me. :b
-- Isla  11/27/2007
Pippa Funnell is an amazing Three Day Event rider. She has won the Badminton Horse Trials three times, and has placed in the Olympics three times as well.
-- bijou_caoimhe  2/3/2008
Personally, I think this is a beautiful name for a girl. If I ever have a daughter, I am going to name her Pippa.
-- LlamaLover131  3/12/2008
Pippa is a vulgular word for having sex in Swedish.
-- Ozma  4/20/2008
I love the name Pippa! It's so amazingly adorable! It makes me think of a beautiful redheaded woman. In a story I am working on, the main character's name is Pippa, and yes, she is beautiful and redheaded. Pippa is a wonderful name!
-- harry_sent_me  4/29/2008
Pippa is the name of a mouse in an old children's book (possibly more, but I've never seen them).
-- welovejamesarness  9/4/2008
That's not too cool that Pippa is a vulgar word for sex in Swedish. But putting that aside I love the name. I never heard of it until I read A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray. The character was ok. When I first read the book I didn't like her. Too hopeless romantic for me. But when I reread the book a couple years later she grew on me and I saw more than that in her.
-- Fire1815  9/7/2008
It reminds me of the girl in "A Great and Terrible Beauty," of whom I am not particularly fond. It's a nice name, though, but you'll be quick to outgrow it once you reach your sixth birthday. That's my opinion, anyway.
-- flamestar  11/24/2008
I think Pippa is really nice, but only as a nickname.
-- -Julia-  9/2/2009
I always think of the Swedish slang Pippa, meaning "having sex with". But also Pippi Långstrump (Pippi Longstocking).
-- Frozten  10/18/2009
While I can understand the attraction of the sweet-sounding Pippa, I'd advise against using it as a full name. It will not be well received everywhere.
-- vomiting  11/26/2009
I like this name, it's very sweet for a girl. I think better as a name than pet name because for me, Philippa is a bit dull.
I'm undecided if it's too cutesy because like Mollie, Daisy etc it's cute for a kid but one day she's gonna be 40!
-- northernlight  4/2/2010
Do not use this name on your child, it is the Swedish verb meaning "to have sex" but not in a nice way. :(
-- Anonymous User  4/27/2010
I can't stand this nickname. It sounds very silly and childish. Philippa is a nice name, though. Too bad it has an awful English nickname.
-- bananarama  6/24/2010
I love the name Philippa and this is the perfect nickname!
-- Liesl  10/7/2010
Pippa Rede, main character from "In The Land of Winter".
-- sorianna  11/22/2010
It's okay, all of the douple-P names (Pippa, Piper, Pippin) pack a punch when said, and I always think of a really energetic redhead with more energy than brains.
-- DaphneSusan  1/11/2011
OMG! In Poland pipa is a derogatory name for vagina. Mostly used metaphorically, applied to people as an insult.
-- ania  5/1/2011
Pippa Black is an Australian actress. She plays Tonya in the NBC series "Outsourced."
-- Meapergirl  6/19/2011
Pippa Middleton, the sister of the newly-crowned Princess Kate.
-- JadePenbrooke  6/28/2011
I just found out that "pippa" is also Italian for masturbation. Not exactly an appealing reference for your little girl... might be better to stick with Philippa as a full name and to use Pippa as her nickname.
-- Anonymous User  12/16/2011
When I first heard of the name Pippa, I thought it sounded sort of vulgar. So I looked it up. As it turns out, it's Swedish slang for "to have sexual intercourse," and is also Italian for a) "hand job" or b) "to snort cocaine." Not good.
-- Bunko0  5/22/2012

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