Pepi
Hebrew · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Pepi
Pepi is a diminutive form of the name Giuseppe (Italian) or Joseph, derived from the Hebrew name Yosef (יוֹסֵף), meaning "God will increase" or "God adds." The name has Semitic linguistic roots and carries the meaning of divine addition or multiplication.
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Etymology
Pepi is a diminutive form of the name Giuseppe (Italian) or Joseph, derived from the Hebrew name Yosef (יוֹסֵף), meaning "God will increase" or "God adds." The name has Semitic linguistic roots and carries the meaning of divine addition or multiplication.
Pepi is used primarily in Italian and Spanish-speaking cultures, as well as among Jewish communities; it is historically notable as the name of several ancient Egyptian pharaohs of the 6th Dynasty (Pepi I and Pepi II, circa 2280–2178 BCE), though these predate the Hebrew Joseph etymology by millennia.
Pepi currently ranks #5,461 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1956.
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