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[Opinions] Re: Philippa
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I've never known a Philippa, either. I think an American Philippa would probably have to repeat her name to new people whom she meets, and probably hear a lot of, "I've never heard that name before", but it's not really too odd to be considered unusable. I really don't like the name, though. I tend not to like feminizations that sound just like the male name with an A tacked onto it, and Philippa the way you want to pronounce it sounds just like that. Philippa with the stress on the second syllable is better, but only marginally.
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I had no idea until reading this thread that Philippa was so unusual in America!
I've only ever heard it with the stress on the first syllable.
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DittoVery surprised that people think there would be pronunciation problems with it. It's a really obvious feminisation and it's been in use for centuries.
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