Pippa (given name)

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Pronunciation PIP-a Meaning "lover of horses" Related names Philippa		Gender Female Region of origin English

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:

Pippa Black (b. 1982), Australian actress

Pippa Funnell (b. 1968), British equestrienne

Pippa Guard (b. 1952), British actress

Pippa Haywood (b. 1955), English actress

Pippa Middleton (b. 1983), English socialite, sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Pippa Scott (b. 1935), American actress

Pippa Steel (1948–1992), German actress

Rosalba Pippa, a musical performer

Pippa Lucken, interpreter and translator (1999- ), shepshed

The name may have been popularised by Robert Browning's poem Pippa Passes.

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