Editing Pippin (name)

'''Pippin''' or '''Pepin''' is a [[given name]] and [[surname]]. It is a masculine given name of [[Franks|Frankish]] origin with uncertain meaning. The name was borne by various members of the [[Carolingian dynasty|Carolingian]] family that ruled the [[Austrasia]]n 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 (disambiguation)|Peppino]] or Pepino (Italian), and [[Pepe]] (Spanish). 

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== 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 [[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''bibberen'', meaning to tremble or shiver), thus it could mean "awe-inspiring".<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.behindthename.com/name/pe10pin | title = Meaning, origin and history of the name Pépin - Behind the Name}}</ref>
* Dutch sources suggest that the name Pepijn is an infantile [[Corruption (linguistics)|corruption]] of [[Wilbert (disambiguation)|Wilbert]] or Wilbrecht meaning ''will'' and ''bright'', where Wilbert gets shortened into Wilbo which morphed into Pippo and finally into Pepin.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Pepijn | title = Voornaam Pepijn: betekenis en populariteit (Dutch)}}</ref>
* Late-formed examples of the English surname may alternatively be from Old French ''pepin or pipin'' ‘seed of a fruit’, and thus a [[Metonymy|metonymic]] [[occupational 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
* [[Pepin of Herstal]] (c. 635–714), nicknamed ''the Middle''
* [[Pepin the Short]] or Pippin the Younger (c. 714–768), father of Charlemagne
* [[Pepin the Hunchback]] (c. 769 – 811), first son of Charlemagne
* [[Pepin of Italy]] (777–810), second son of Charlemagne, born Carloman and later named Pepin
* [[Pepin I of Aquitaine]] (797–838), grandson of Charlemagne, son of Louis the Pious
* [[Pepin II of Aquitaine]] (823–864), son of Pepin I of Aquitaine
* [[Pepin I, Count of Vermandois]] (817–850), grandson of Pepin of Italy
* [[Pepin II, Count of Vermandois]] (845–893), great-grandson of Pepin of Italy

===Other people===
* [[Clermont Pépin]] (1926–2006), Canadian pianist, composer and teacher
* [[Ercilia Pepín]] (1886-1939), teacher, feminist, and equal rights activist in the [[Dominican Republic]].
* [[Jacques Pépin]] (born 1935), French chef, television personality and writer
* [[Paula Nenette Pepin]] (1908–1990), French composer, pianist and lyricist
* [[Shiloh Pepin]] (1999–2009), [[sirenomelia]] patient
* [[Théophile Pépin]] (1826–1904), French mathematician
* [[Victor Pépin]] (1780–1845), American circus performer and owner
* [[Dan Pippin]] (1926–1965), American basketball player
* [[Donald Pippin (Broadway director)]] (1926–2022), American theatrical musical director and conductor
* [[Donald Pippin (opera director)]] (1926–2021), American pianist, founder of Pocket Opera
* [[Horace Pippin]] (1888–1946), self-taught African-American painter
* [[Robert B. Pippin]] (born 1948), American philosopher
* [[Pepín (footballer, born 1931)]], Spanish footballer, real name José Casas
* [[Ludwig Lachner]] (1910–2003), German footballer and manager nicknamed "Pipin"
* [[Pippin Drysdale]] (born 1943), Australian ceramicist and art instructor, Australia's highest earning ceramic artist
* [[Pepín (footballer, born 1996)]], Equatoguinean footballer, real name José Machin

==Characters==
* a character in the novel ''[[Moby-Dick]]'' by Herman Melville
* the nickname of [[Peregrin Took]] in J.R.R. Tolkien's ''The Lord of the Rings''
* the protagonist of the novel ''[[The Short Reign of Pippin IV]]'' by John Steinbeck
* the yellow dog in a picture book series by [[K. V. Johansen]]
* the little boy in the BBC children's programme ''[[Pogles' Wood]]''
* the dog in the BBC children's programme ''[[Come Outside]]''
* ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'', an American musical based on [[Pepin the Hunchback#Pepin in fiction and popular culture|Pepin the Hunchback]]
* a mercenary soldier member of the Band of the Hawk in ''[[Berserk (manga)]]''

==See also==
* {{Intitle|Pippin}}
* [[Pippen]], surname
* [[Saint Pepin (disambiguation)]]

== References ==
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