Peppi

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Peppi Pitkätossu, a character in a children's book by Astrid Lindgren, known in English as Pippi Longstocking. Translated as Peppi by Laila Järvinen in 1946, since Pippi would have negative meanings in Finnish (see pipi, pippeli). The name may be explained as a short form of Peppina, an Italian diminutive of Giuseppina (“Josephine”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpepːi/, [ˈpe̞pːi] Rhymes: -epːi Syllabification(key): Pep‧pi Hyphenation(key): Pep‧pi === Proper noun === Peppi a female given name in regular use since the 1990s. ==== Declension ==== ==== Statistics ==== Peppi is the 212th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,849 female individuals (and as a middle name to 721 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.