A full name for Pip or Pippin

Boy Names
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(Not pregnant, just thinking.)

So, I love the nicknames [name]Pip[/name] and [name]Pippin[/name]. Unfortunately, [name]Philip[/name] doesn’t really make me swoon (and it’s also very different from my other favourites). I found out that a [name]Lord[/name] of the Rings character is named [name]Peregrin[/name] nn [name]Pippin[/name] - yes, shamefully I have not yet read the books - and for a while that was my solution. Unfortunately, I just can’t shake the feeling that [name]Peregrine[/name] is just a bit too pretentious. Not meaning to offend anyone, but it’s the sort of name that I’ve met the bearer of and rolled my eyes when they announce it - a kind of, ‘well, you’re a walking stereotype’. It sounds harsh, but there it is! It’s probably an important cultural point that I live in [name]Britain[/name].

So, does anyone have any alternative names to offer up which could lead to [name]Pip[/name] or [name]Pippin[/name]? Perhaps there’s a foreign [name]Philip[/name] variant I’ve overlooked ([name]Felipe[/name] doesn’t quite fit the bill for me, either)? Or, if you’re really up for a challenge, you could always try and change my mind on [name]Peregrine[/name], although I’m sceptical :slight_smile:

Thanks in advance,
[name]Auburn[/name]

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[name]Hi[/name]!

Hmm. It’s interesting, I have exactly the same feelings on [name]Peregrine[/name] - I [name]LOVE[/name] the sound, but it does feel like a lot. AND I too met someone who really was definitely a walking stereotype of the pretentious feel to the name. Funny how that goes, and how meeting a down to earth [name]Peregrine[/name] might change it.

Well, [name]Christopher[/name] comes to mind because of the nickname [name]Kip[/name]. [name]Kip[/name]-[name]Pip[/name] seems pretty plausible, and then it’s just a matter of rhyming. If [name]Philip[/name]'s not for you but you don’t hate it, [name]Christopher[/name] [name]Philip[/name] is totally a [name]Pip[/name] or a [name]Pippin[/name], really. What else.

Really any P name seems plausible enough, maybe especially with [name]Peregrine[/name] or [name]Philip[/name] as a middle, except, hmm, initials PP aren’t too great, no? But maybe you’re OK with it?

[name]Kipp[/name] as a surname means “pointed hill” - if you like it, I’d but it in the middle, [name]Peter[/name] [name]Kipp[/name] or something.

[name]Peter[/name] seems especially plausible. [name]Peter[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]? A lot of -er, but OK.

I don’t know if [name]Kip[/name] has ever been a nickname for [name]Christian[/name], but it seems like it could be, if you like that one. Although [name]Peter[/name] [name]Christian[/name] sounds very heavily religious to me, moreso than either [name]Peter[/name] or [name]Christian[/name] with another name. That’s not a problem for me, but I know it would be to some.

What else…surnames [name]Bishop[/name] (can’t seem to avoid this religious stuff!) and [name]Jessup[/name] and [name]Northrop[/name] and [name]Winthrop[/name] come to mind after a search for p ending names…[name]Bishop[/name] though that 1st syl is a little like an insult word, no? And [name]Jessup[/name]…I guess he could also go by [name]Jesse[/name]? [name]Northrop[/name] makes me think of [name]Northrop[/name] Grumman. [name]Winthrop[/name] sounds about as stuffy as [name]Peregrine[/name].

[name]Joseph[/name] also has the Ph sequence. Maybe [name]Joseph[/name] with a P middle name, or a P name with [name]Joseph[/name] as the middle? [name]Joseph[/name] [name]Peter[/name], [name]Peter[/name] [name]Joseph[/name], etc. I think [name]Josep[/name] actually gets used in Catalan or something like that, but it does sound/feel very strange in English.

What else…[name]Tip[/name] as a nickname for [name]Timothy[/name] or [name]Thomas[/name] sounds familiar to me, and then [name]Tip[/name]-[name]Pip[/name] rhyme, maybe with a P name in the first or middle position again.

[name]Rip[/name] for [name]Richard[/name] or [name]Robert[/name]? with a P in the other position?

All best!

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If you want to call him [name]Pip[/name] I don’t think it needs to come directly from his legal name. Anything that even starts or ends with a P should work. My baby has a nickname that just came from her personality even though I was hoping to call her [name]Ellie[/name], she’s really more Munchkin.

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I am in [name]LOVE[/name] with the nn [name]Pip[/name]. I refuse to use [name]Peregrine[/name], it’s way too [name]Lord[/name] of the Rings and, as you said, pretentious. We’re thinking of getting there via [name]Perrin[/name] or [name]Peter[/name]. Good luck!

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[name]Christopher[/name] (as jesba pointed out) and [name]Patrick[/name] are doable I think. There is also [name]Cyprian[/name] if you feel bolder.

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It may be a tiny stretch, but I think [name]Pip[/name] would work well as a nickname for [name]Piers[/name], especially in combos such as the following:

[name]Piers[/name] [name]Patrick[/name]
[name]Piers[/name] [name]Pavel[/name]
[name]Piers[/name] [name]Pascal[/name]
[name]Piers[/name] [name]Pascoe[/name]
[name]Piers[/name] [name]Christopher[/name]

Although [name]Piper[/name] is mostly used for girls, there’s a [name]Pip[/name] in there, too.

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[name]Pip[/name] is fun! I really like it as a nn for [name]Patrick[/name] :slight_smile:

What about [name]Caspian[/name]? Too much of a stretch? I think it’s doable…

x abelle

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I honestly don’t think [name]Pip[/name] or [name]Pippin[/name] is suitable for a male over age 10. You might get away with [name]Piper[/name] or [name]Phipps[/name]. I knew a guy called [name]Kip[/name] who had a total of four legal names, none of which suggested “[name]Kip[/name]”. That’s just what his mother wanted to call him, so they did. Not sure [name]Kip[/name] or [name]Pip[/name] translates well to a professional business card.

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Other names that could have [name]Pip[/name] or [name]Pippin[/name] as a nn:
[name]Crispin[/name]? I like it, but might not be your style.
Pradip/[name]Pradeep[/name] is an [name]Indian[/name]/Hindu name if you want something more exotic, it means “light”
[name]Phineas[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Prentice[/name]

[name]Just[/name] a few suggestions for your mix! :slight_smile:

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Thank you all! I’m so glad that a lot of people think [name]Pip[/name]/[name]Pippin[/name] could work as a nickname for any P name - that’s probably going to be the course of action I take now (although [name]Cyprian[/name] is pretty cool). I might go with two P names to really cement the nickname, plus I love [name]Padraig[/name] (we already have a [name]Patrick[/name] in the family) and [name]Peter[/name] as middles - fortunately, PP initials won’t be too much of a problem as I would use two middle names.

@jesba - [name]Glad[/name] I didn’t offend anyone with my view of [name]Peregrine[/name]! Sadly, there’s already a [name]Christopher[/name] in the family (I love [name]Kit[/name] as a nickname, too). I wouldn’t use [name]Christian[/name] for the same reason, although the religious connotations aren’t a problem for me. Actually, [name]Kipp[/name] would make a pretty handsome middle, in my opinion, despite the fairly blah meaning. And I love [name]Joseph[/name] and [name]Timothy[/name], so those are other rhyming options. [name]Northrop[/name] and [name]Winthrop[/name] are great - I’m not at all sure I’d use them, but they’re almost comically stuffy, aren’t they?

@woodensandals - Your comment about Munchkin really made me laugh :smiley:

@kyburg - Nice to meet another [name]Pip[/name] lover - [name]Peter[/name] and [name]Perrin[/name] are both great options.

@indigodingo - [name]Crispin[/name] is so much fun to say, isn’t it? Unfortunately, it’s been partially ruined for me by a personal association.

Thanks again, Berries.
[name]Auburn[/name]

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I like [name]Patrick[/name] nn [name]Pip[/name]