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Tippy is cute as a nn. Since Tip is traditionally a boy's nn for Thomas, Thomasine / Thomasina / Tamsin immediately came to mind as a formal name for Tippy.

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Other possible choices:

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Tiffany / Theophania
Tziporah
Xanthippe
Matilda Pearl
Ottilie Pearl
Any combination that gives you "T.P." as the initials
Patience
Agrippina (grip --> trip --> tippy?)
Tipperary (which might not seem so crazy if you've got ancestors from Ireland)
Patricia
Trinity / Trinidad
Philadelphia (pip --> tip --tippy?)
Parthenia
Stephanie

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Granted, most of these are stretching. But for me nns have always had a loose relationship with the formal name. I'm strict when it comes to the formal name being spelled *correctly,* having history, etc. But the nn is the place to show creativity, affection, etc. So Patricia, nn Tippy, makes perfect sense to me.

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Aw, my father's nn for me was Tiggers. I've thrown around the idea of Antigone, nn Tiggers, before. So Antigone, nn Tiggy, really makes me smile.

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Thanks. This was a fun exercise of my brain early in the day. :-) Is there anything that you could use here? Sorry for any repeats.