Pip as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pip

What is the meaning of the name Pip ?

The baby name Pip is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /pɪp/ (rhymes with "sip").

Pip is in Origin.

Pip is an English diminutive most commonly of Philip or Philippa, ultimately from Greek Philippos (philos 'friend, lover' + hippos 'horse'), yielding the meaning 'lover of horses.' It also serves as a clipped pet form of Pippa and, by way of Pippin, can attach to Peregrine in English literary tradition. The homonymous English noun pip ('seed') adds a light, sprightly association, though it is unrelated etymologically.

The name entered wide public consciousness through Charles Dickens's Great Expectations, whose protagonist Philip Pirrip is known simply as Pip, and it has since seen steady nickname use in Britain and other Commonwealth countries, occasionally adopted as a standalone, gender-neutral given name. Related forms include Pippa and Philippa (feminine), Philip/Filip/Philippe (masculine), Pippin (unisex nickname), and Italian Pippo. Overall, Pip blends antique Greek roots with a crisp, contemporary charm.