Türkiye Soyadları A sourced dictionary of Turkish surnames

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Pepe

Pepe /peˈpe/

“stammerer”2

Letters / syllables
4 / 2
Formation
Adjective
Vowel harmony
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Contents§1–§8
  1. §1Pronunciation
  2. §2Meaning
  3. §3Root tree
  4. §4Formation & 1934
  5. §5Notable people
  6. §6Sources
  7. §7Questions
  8. §8Related

How do you pronounce Pepe?

Pepe

IPA /peˈpe/

The stress usually falls on syllable 2 (marked). In everyday Turkish, stress in surnames varies by speaker and region.

What does the surname Pepe mean?

Pepe is defined as someone who has difficulty with words beginning with labial sounds and repeats the first sound several times, a stammerer. According to Nişanyan it is an onomatopoeic word imitating halting speech, used in the same sense in Persian. It belongs to the type of nickname drawn from a feature of speech.2

Pepe is also an ordinary word in everyday Turkish.

What is Pepe made of?

Pepe is a single root: pepe (pepe: stammerer).

Pepe root pepe pepe: stammerer TURKIC pepe “one who stammers overlabial sounds” Pepe pepe root pepe: stammerer pepe TURKIC “one who stammers over labialsounds”
Pepe: parts and root words
  • pepe Turkic — one who stammers over labial sounds2

How was the name Pepe formed?

Pepe belongs to the “adjective” class of surnames.

Who are some well-known people named Pepe?

  1. Osman Pepe politician 1954–
  2. Simone Pepe association football player 1983–
  3. Guglielmo Pepe soldier 1783–1855
  4. Nico Pepe actor 1907–1987
  5. Bartolomeo Pepe politician 1962–2021
  6. Florestano Pepe military personnel 1778–1851
  7. Cécé Pepe association football player 1996–
  8. Enrico Pepe association football player 1989–

People surnamed Pepe as recorded in Wikidata, ordered by the number of Wikipedia language editions.

Where do these facts come from?

  1. 1 Sevan Nişanyan Nişanyan Sözlük: pepe accessed 8 November 2026
  2. 2 Wikimedia Vikisözlük: pepe accessed 8 November 2026
  3. 3 Wikimedia Foundation Wikidata: people with this family name accessed 8 November 2026
  4. 4 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Kanunu (Kanun No. 2525) accessed 8 November 2026
  5. 5 T.C. Resmî Gazete / Mevzuat Bilgi Sistemi (mevzuat.gov.tr) Soyadı Nizamnamesi (Bakanlar Kurulu Kararı 2/1759) accessed 8 November 2026

Common questions about Pepe

Q1

What does the surname Pepe mean?

Pepe is defined as someone who has difficulty with words beginning with labial sounds and repeats the first sound several times, a stammerer. According to Nişanyan it is an onomatopoeic word imitating halting speech, used in the same sense in Persian. It belongs to the type of nickname drawn from a feature of speech.
Q2

What is the origin of the surname Pepe?

The root word of Pepe is pepe (Turkic): “one who stammers over labial sounds”.
Q3

How do you pronounce Pepe?

Pe·pe, 2 syllables; IPA: /peˈpe/.