Pepin

German

"awe-inspiring"

Pepin Origin and Meaning

The name Pepin is a boy's name of German origin meaning "awe-inspiring".

Most famous as the name of King Pepin the Short, this choice might feel somewhat belittling. The even-shorter form is Pippin, a name adopted for musical theater, and the Dutch form Pepijn is in that country's Top 100.

Famous People Named Pepin

• Pepin the Hunchback eldest son of Charlemagne
• Pepin of Italy (born Carloman) King of the Lombards, second son of Charlemagne
• Pepin of Herstal Duke and Prince of the Franks
• Don José "Pepin" Garcia Cuban,American cigar maker

The name Pepin in Pop Culture

• Sir Pepin Ribstone character in W.M. Thackeray's "Pendennis" (1848)
• Lake Pepin Wisconsin
• Pepin character from Space Outlaw Squad