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Origin: spanish, masculine
Meaning: Pepe is a pet form from the spanish name Joseph: "God shall add, Jehovah increases, God will increase". Which is related to José, Joseph and Pedro
Usage: spanish
Pepe is a rare first name but is quite common as a surname in spanish speaking countries.
Usage: English, French, Hebrew
History: From the Latin Iosephus, which was from the Greek Iosephos, which was from the Hebrew name Yosef.
In the Old Testament Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob. Because he was the favourite of his father, his older brothers sent him to Egypt and told their father
that he had died. In Egypt, Joseph became an advisor to the pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled with his brothers when they came to Egypt during a famine.
This is the name of two characters in the New Testament: Joseph the husband of Mary and Joseph of Arimathea.
Also, rulers of the Holy Roman Empire have had this name.
Sources:
Behind the name http://www.behindthename.com/php/view.php?name=pepe
Wikipedia the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/
Catholic forum http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintj01.htm
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