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After seeing "Les Choristes" I've wondered, what kind of name is Pépinot - a nickname, full name or maybe last name? I would guess it is some kind of form of Pépin.
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(aka ToveTer)
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist invents the parachute. (Bernard Shaw)
Thank you!
(aka ToveTer)
Both optimists and pessimists contribute to society. The optimist invents the airplane, the pessimist invents the parachute. (Bernard Shaw)
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The ending -ot is a hypochoristic (affective diminutif) suffix in French: Pépin > Pépinot . Pépin comes from the Germanic name Pipin, from bib/pip, "to shake".
But Pépin and Pépinot has been used sporadicly also as nicknames of Joseph (I suppose because of the Italian Peppino and the Spanish Pepín).
The ending -ot is a hypochoristic (affective diminutif) suffix in French: Pépin > Pépinot . Pépin comes from the Germanic name Pipin, from bib/pip, "to shake".
But Pépin and Pépinot has been used sporadicly also as nicknames of Joseph (I suppose because of the Italian Peppino and the Spanish Pepín).
This message was edited 9/10/2008, 6:43 AM
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Ah thank you very much!
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