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View Name: Pépin


PÉPIN
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: History
PRONOUNCED: PEP-in (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Frankish name of unknown meaning. It possibly means "awe-inspiring" from Frankish bib- "to tremble". This was the name of three majordomos of Austrasia including Pépin III the Short, who became the first Carolingian king of the Franks. He was the father of Charlemagne.
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OTHER LANGUAGES: Pipin, Pippin (Ancient Germanic), Pepijn (Dutch)



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