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in reply to a message by Bronislava
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).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
But Pépin and Pépinot has been used sporadicly also as nicknames of Joseph (I suppose because of the Italian Peppino and the Spanish Pepín).
Lumia
http://onomastica.mailcatala.com
This message was edited 9/10/2008, 6:43 AM
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