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Finnish architect Eliel Saarinen and his wife, weaver Loja Saarinen, had a daughter named Pipsan who became an interior designer. For those who are looking for a full name for the nn Pippa, and are reluctant to use Philippa because of the Middleton fame conundrum, could Pipsan work instead? Style-wise, it fits right in with all the names ending in "n", such as Tamsin.

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I have no idea where the Saarinen's got the name--whether it was traditional or whether they, as artists, created it. For those who want to dig further, Pipsan married a man named Robert Swanson.

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What do you think?

This message was edited 4/12/2012, 5:33 AM