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Philippa has been growing on me. I thought it was a very awkward name, written or spoken, but it has a kind of energy to it that's appealing. I really dislike Pip and Pippa, though.
Philippa Iris is lovely (it's sharp and fresh and green), Daisy sounds flat and childish. I was going to suggest Philippa Rosamund but I definitely prefer Philippa Iris.
I'm really not sure about Penelope, it sounds like the name of a snob but I suppose that's a personal association. I prefer Penelope Beatrix to Penelope Iris.

I'm not wild about Philippa or Penelope, however, I love the nns Pippa and Penny. So cute.

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I won't give you mn suggestions since I tend to have certain favorites. Others tend to have more creative choices that'll probably appeal to you more.

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ETA that while I prefer the nns to the formal names, I'd use those names anyway. Nothing wrong with either.

This message was edited 1/8/2011, 4:51 PM

For some reason I love Pippa, but dislike Philippa. I do love Penelope:-)
I like Phillipa Daisy and Penelope Beatrix best.
How about:

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Philippa Anneliis
Philippa Ellen
Philippa Irene
Philippa Kai
Philippa Karmen
Philippa Leelo
Philippa Lisett
Philippa Marje
Philippa Ode
Philippa Rein
Philippa Valentina

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Penelope Agnes
Penelope Anita
Penelope Annika
Penelope Brigitta
Penelope Diana
Penelope Luise
Penelope Mae
Penelope Ruth
Penelope Silvia
Penelope Teresa

Philippa is correct, in my opinion. I don't think Iris or Daisy quite go with it. Maybe Philippa Maisie.

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Penelope Beatrix, Penelope Iris are both lovely.

Philippa (this spelling) is one of my favorite names as well, and I love the combo Philippa Iris. My stock combo is Philippa Sage--it seems like Philippa goes well with nature names. :-)

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Penelope is also quite pretty, but I feel like since it's a name with so much going on, it needs a more understated middle name. It's one of the cases where I think a "filler" middle (Anne, Lynn, etc.) name would actually be fine.

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I prefer Philippa, and I adore the nickname Pippa. I really love Iris as well, so Philippa Iris sounds beautiful to me. Penelope is one of my favorites too, and I like Penelope Iris. Not a huge fan of Beatrix, but together they kind of work. I don't really like how Philippa Daisy sounds. They both have this light, airy quality to me, which I like, but I think it needs to be balanced by something else.

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Some combos you might like:
Philippa Violet (I'm a flower name junkie!)
Philippa Daphne
Philippa Genevieve

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Penelope Violet
Penelope Clare (I usually don't like Clare much, but I like the flow of this)

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I would go with Philippa. The double 'p' makes it seem fuller and more complete.

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Philippa Iris is a great combo, Daisy just doesn't get that same flow. What about

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Philippa Olive
Philippa Caroline
Philippa Blanche
Philippa Constance
Philippa Ruth

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Penelope is one of my favorite names. Penelope Iris just sound as fantastic as Philippa Iris. These are some of my top Penelope combos.

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Penelope Sloane
Penelope Rosemarie
Penelope Elspeth
Penelope Elisabeth
Penelope Viola
Penelope Juliet

I've liked Filippa for 2 years or something but just recently started to like the spelling Philippa, which I now prefer. I don't like any of the nicknames for it though, especially not pippa since it's a slang for having sex in Swedish.

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I don't like Iris at all though, so I would go with Philippa Daisy. Or Rose. Or Noelle. Or Caroline. Or...well, I guess you get the idea. I love a lot of middle names for Philippa.

First, I adore this name as well. I see you have a little one named Rosemary (my favorite name of all time and what I plan on using to honor my mother if I ever have a girlie of my own), and I think they go really really well together. I would go with Philippa. It just looks more right. And, I can't think of anything to top Philippa Iris. What a beautiful, classic combo.