Peppi Seppälä

Peppi is a female

Finnish name In Finland, a person must have a surname and at least one given name with up to three given names permitted. Surnames are inherited either patrilineally or matrilineally, while given names are usually chosen by a person's parents. Finnish names come ...

. 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 of Lönneberga, Karlsson-on- ...

's character

Pippi Longstocking Pippi Longstocking ( sv, Pippi Långstrump) is the fictional main character in an eponymous 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 wh ...

(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 In Christianity, a name day is a tradition in many countries of Europe and the Americas, among other parts of Christendom. It consists of celebrating a day of the year that is associated with one's baptismal name, which is normatively that of a ...

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 Gerard ...

on Dutch TV in the 1970s *

Peppi Bruneau Peppi is a female Finnish name. Originally it may have been derived from Filippa, but its popularity in the 2000s is explained by Astrid Lindgren's character Pippi Longstocking (Finnish: ''Peppi Pitkätossu''). As of 2015 the name has been given to ...

(born 1942), politician in Louisiana, USA *

Peppi Azzopardi Joseph "Peppi" Azzopardi (born August 25, 1959), from Floriana is a Maltese TV personality, best known for hosting Malta's longest-lasting TV programme and most popular talk show ''Xarabank'' from 1997 to 2020. He also hosts ''L-Istrina'', a ye ...

(born 1959), presenter on Maltese TV *

Josef Heiß Joseph "Peppi" Heiß (born 13 June 1963 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany) is a retired German ice hockey goaltender. He started his career with SC Riessersee in 1980. He played for Riessersee, Düsseldorfer EG and Kölner Haie. After play ...

(born 1963), German ice hockey goaltender *

Peppi Zellner Hunndens Guiseppi "Peppi" Zellner (born March 14, 1975) is a former American football player in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Washington Redskins and Arizona Cardinals. He played college football at Fort Valley State ...

(born 1975), American football player ;Other *

Peppimenarti, Northern Territory Peppimenarti is an Aboriginal Australian community in the Daly River region of the Northern Territory, Australia. Peppimenarti (or "Peppi", as it is known) is situated on Tom Turner Creek approximately south-west of Darwin. The population in ...

, Australia, an aboriginal community {{disambiguation fi:Peppi