Pippin or Pepin is a
given name and
surname. It is a masculine given name of
Frankish origin with uncertain meaning. The name was borne by various members of the
Carolingian family that ruled the
Austrasian Empire in the Middle Ages, in what is now France and the western parts of Germany; most notably
Pepin the Short, the first Carolingian king of the Franks and father of
Charlemagne. Other variations of the name include Pipin, Pépin (French),
Pippen,
Pepijn (Dutch),
Peppino or Pepino (Italian), and
Pepe (Spanish).
Origin
Wider use of the first name Pepin and its derivatives stem from the Carolingian kings. There are various explanations of the meaning of the name:
Derived from the Frankish word bib meaning "to tremble" (compare modern
Dutchbibberen, meaning to tremble or shiver), thus it could mean "awe-inspiring".[1]
Dutch sources suggest that the name Pepijn is an infantile
corruption of
Wilbert or Wilbrecht meaning will and bright, where Wilbert gets shortened into Wilbo which morphed into Pippo and finally into Pepin.[2]
Late-formed examples of the English surname may alternatively be from Old French pepin or pipin ‘seed of a fruit’, and thus a
metonymicoccupational name for a gardener or grower of fruit trees.
In Spanish and Italian the names Pepe, Pepin and Peppino are a shortening or nickname for José, Jusepe or Giuseppe, which all are names for
Joseph. The Frankish name probably comes from a different stem as the historical figures in these languages are called Pipino, not Peppe or Peppino.
People
Carolingians
Pepin of Landen (c. 580–640), nicknamed the Elder, sometimes listed as a saint
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Pippin or Pepin is a
given name and
surname. It is a masculine given name of
Frankish origin with uncertain meaning. The name was borne by various members of the
Carolingian family that ruled the
Austrasian Empire in the Middle Ages, in what is now France and the western parts of Germany; most notably
Pepin the Short, the first Carolingian king of the Franks and father of
Charlemagne. Other variations of the name include Pipin, Pépin (French),
Pippen,
Pepijn (Dutch),
Peppino or Pepino (Italian), and
Pepe (Spanish).
Origin
Wider use of the first name Pepin and its derivatives stem from the Carolingian kings. There are various explanations of the meaning of the name:
Derived from the Frankish word bib meaning "to tremble" (compare modern
Dutchbibberen, meaning to tremble or shiver), thus it could mean "awe-inspiring".[1]
Dutch sources suggest that the name Pepijn is an infantile
corruption of
Wilbert or Wilbrecht meaning will and bright, where Wilbert gets shortened into Wilbo which morphed into Pippo and finally into Pepin.[2]
Late-formed examples of the English surname may alternatively be from Old French pepin or pipin ‘seed of a fruit’, and thus a
metonymicoccupational name for a gardener or grower of fruit trees.
In Spanish and Italian the names Pepe, Pepin and Peppino are a shortening or nickname for José, Jusepe or Giuseppe, which all are names for
Joseph. The Frankish name probably comes from a different stem as the historical figures in these languages are called Pipino, not Peppe or Peppino.
People
Carolingians
Pepin of Landen (c. 580–640), nicknamed the Elder, sometimes listed as a saint
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.