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By Linda Rosenkrantz · Jul 2026

Pepin

OriginGerman
Meaning"awe-inspiring"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#5722

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Famous Pepins

  • 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

Pepin in pop culture

  • Sir Pepin Ribstone

    character in W.M. Thackeray's "Pendennis" (1848)

  • Lake Pepin

    Wisconsin

  • Pepin

    character from Space Outlaw Squad

Pepin in blog posts

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