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Gender: F
Origin of Pippi: Greek, feminine variation of PHILIP
Meaning of Pippi: "lover of horses"

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In addition to being forever Pippi Longstocking, there is that variant pee-pee spelling to consider.

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Pippilotta Delicatessa Windowshade Mackrelmint Ephraim's Daughter Longstocking
Pip, Lotta, Loti

Meanings and history of the name Pippi: | Edit

It can be a nickname for Penelope, Piper, or Philippa (Lover of Horses)

Nicknames & Variations for Philippa:
Flip, Pelippa, Phil, Phillie, Phillipa, Phillipina, Philly, Pippi, Pippie, Pippy

Philippa's International Variations:
Felipan, Filippa, Filia (French) Pippa, Fillippa, Filippina (Italian) Ina, Philippine, Filipa, Filipina, Philipa, Inka (Polish) Felipa, Felepita (Spanish) Pelipa (Zuni)

Famous real-life people named Pippi: | Edit

There are fewer than 1,556 people in the U.S. with the first name Pippi.

Pippi in song, story & screen: | Edit

Pippi Longstocking, title character in Astrid Lingren's children's classic