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I dislike Pippa. I'd only tolerate it as a nickname for Philippa which I really like.

This message was edited 1/25/2010, 11:56 PM

Ew, I hate it. Mostly because it's a word for having sex in Swedish. I also dislike it because it seems so cutesy. (I dislike Poppy for the same reason.)

I think it's fine as long as it's a nickname. It's insubstantial on its own, imo.

Pippa is darling. It's fresh, energetic and happy sounding.

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I know a woman whose niece is named Gabrielle Pippa. Her father's mn is Philip and the mother didn't like Philippa either.

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Pippa can stand on its own. But if you're looking for other formal names for it, how about:

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Penelope
Philadelphia
Persephone
Perpetua
Epiphany / Epiphania
Olympia
Agrippina
Theophila ("thee-AH-fil-uh")
Patricia

I'm the opposite...I quite like Philippa, but I'm not the fondest of Pippa which seems too cutesy for me.

Do you know its meaning in Sweden, by any chance?

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And Pippa sounds a bit too cutesy, although it is kind of nice. :/

Pippa makes me laugh every single time I hear or see it. Here in Sweden Pippa wouldn't work as a name since "pippa" is a slang for "have sex with".
So no, I don't like Pippa as a name. But I like Philippa...
Maybe Penelope?

I don't really like Pippa *without* Philippa. I'm with you, though, it's not the nicest name. What about as a nickname for something else... Phoebe, Phaedra, Penelope, Persephone, Philippine, Penina? Pippa is very cute, though. Maybe as a middle name?