Peppi is a female
Finnish name
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. Originally it may have been derived from
Filippa
Filippa is a given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend". Common alternative spellings include ''Philippa'', ''Phillippa'' or '' Filipa''. It is the feminine form of the masculine name ''Philip'' in Scandinavia, Italy, Greece, Cyprus ...
, but its popularity in the 2000s is explained by
Astrid Lindgren
Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren (; ; 14 November 1907 – 28 January 2002) was a Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays. She is best known for several children's book series, featuring Pippi Longstocking, Emil i Lönneberga, Emil of Lönneberga, ...
's character
Pippi Longstocking
Pippi Longstocking () is the fictional main character in a series of children's books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Pippi was named by Lindgren's daughter Karin, who asked her mother for a get-well story when she was off school.
Pippi is ...
(Finnish: ''Peppi Pitkätossu''). As of 2015 the name has been given to 2,796 people. The name was added to the almanac in 2010, with a
name day
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on 1 April.
Peppi may also refer to:
;People
* Peppi (Gerard van Essen, 1924–1997), of double act
Peppi & Kokki
Peppi & Kokki were a Laurel & Hardy-style comedy duo from the Netherlands; they had their own television series in the 1970s. Gerard van Essen (1924–1997) played fat Peppi, Herman Kortekaas (1930) played lean Kokki.
History
Early years
Gerar ...
on Dutch TV in the 1970s
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Peppi Bruneau (born 1942), politician in Louisiana, USA
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Peppi Azzopardi (born 1959), presenter on Maltese TV
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Josef Heiß (born 1963), German ice hockey goaltender
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Peppi Zellner (born 1975), American football player
;Other
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Peppimenarti, Northern Territory, Australia, an aboriginal community
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