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Originally a pet form of Philippa (lover of horses), Pippa is now in common use as an independent given name.

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Pippa Bennett-Warner (b. 1988), British actress
Pippa Black (b. 1982), Australian actress
Pippa Funnell (b. 1968), British equestrian
Pippa Guard (b. 1952), British actress
Pippa Haywood (b. 1955), English actress
Pippa Scott (b. 1935), American actress
Pippa Steel (1948 - 1992), German actress
Pippa Middleton (b. 1983), Kate Middleton's sister

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Pippa Ross (formerly Fletcher) was a character in Australian soap opera "Home & Away", she was played by Vanessa Downing (1988-1990) & Debra Lawrance (1990-1998).
Philipa Rose "Pippa" Saunders was another fictional character in the show "Home and Away", she is named after Sally's adoptive mother, the above named Pippa Ross.
Pippa "Pip" Cross (c. 1878- September 1895) is one of the main characters in A Great and Terrible Beauty, Rebel Angels, and The Sweet Far Thing, all by Libba Bray.
Pippa McKenna, character on the '80s sitcom The Facts of Life