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Well, Piper is only "unisex" in the sense that one could find a few examples in the 19th century in English speaking countries of men given almost every British surname as their first name. But it was never even moderately common as a boys' name so I think it's really pretty "feminine" in its entire usage pattern. It was created in 1950 as a female given name for the stage name of the actress Piper Laurie, who was born Rosetta Jacobs. I've never been able to like Piper as a first name ever since I read an interview with Ms. Laurie, who said she hated the name herself and was sorry she had let her agent convince her to use it. :)

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I agree it would be best to pair it with a "feminine" middle name. Piper Abigail, Piper Arabella, Piper Suzanne, -- something like that.