When Joseph Pepin was born on 3 January 1796, in Bécancour, Quebec, Canada, his father, Francois Xavier Pepin, was 52 and his mother, Marie Anne Jean-Parr, was 46. He died on 20 January 1796, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Armand, Camille, Emile, Pierre, Gilles, Lucien, Normand, Alcide, Fernand, Jacques, Marcel.
French (Pépin) and English: from the ancient Germanic personal name Pipin, of uncertain, probably onomatopoeic origin. The name was borne by several Frankish kings, most notably Pepin le Bref, father of Charlemagne, and remained popular throughout the early Middle Ages.
English: from the unrecorded Anglo-Norman French and Middle English personal names Pipin, Pepin, Pipun, pet forms of Philip . Compare Pipe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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