Papa

Yes, some people do call their father this, but this is also Polynesian, and I'm sure that they have a different word for father, so that's real mature, guys! I think this is cool, especially because it is a mother earth goddess.

I called my grandfather "Papa." However in Spanish, depending on context, it can mean "potato," "father," or the "Pope." The Arabic name "Abu" also means "father" as does "Abram" and "Abraham" though, so it wouldn't be THAT weird. I know this carries a different meaning, but in the United States, where Spanish is quite common, the name would be seen as silly. "Pope" would be an odd name, and I don't think titles should be names in general.

Feminine?... Some kids call their DAD this, and a dad is MASCULINE. Super WEIRD!

Very cute. ♥ It's not English or Spanish, it's Maori.

Cute. But don’t be surprised if somebody with this name gets bullied.

How the freak is this going to be a word you call your dad but at the same time this is a feminine name?

Okay okay, I'm not trying to be mean or anything but... Papa? Some kids call their dad Papa. And this is a feminine name? I honestly don't get it. Unless it means something else in its own language.

It’s silly to say that you can’t name your kid this because it’s a term for father. It’s a Polynesian Mythological name. It’s Pa and Pa. So many things in the world are called that. Personally it sounds quite cute but I live in America, not Polynesia.

It’s kinda silly to name your kids Papa as it’s slang for dad.

This is what children refer to their father's as :)

I apologize for my comment above, as I posted that a year ago and was immature. I still personally don't like this name, but I've come to respect it as a Maōri name and not just the English/Spanish word.

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

I think it's cute.

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

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.

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

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

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

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!