Pronunciation | PIP-a |
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Gender | Female |
Meaning | "lover of horses" |
Region of origin | English |
Related names | Philippa |
Pippa is an English language diminutive feminine given name, as well as a nickname for Philippa, the feminine form of the masculine given name Philip, which comes from the Greek philein (to love) and hippos (horse). People with the name Pippa include:
The name may have been popularised by Robert Browning's poem Pippa Passes.