Meaning & History
Frankish name of unknown meaning. It possibly means "awe-inspiring" from the Germanic word *bibēną "to tremble". This was the name of three majordomos of Austrasia including Pepin III the Short, who became the first Carolingian king of the Franks. He was the father of Charlemagne.
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- Förstemann, Ernst. Altdeutsches Namenbuch. Bonn, 1900, page 300.
