Pepon as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Pepon

What is the meaning of the name Pepon ?

The baby name Pepon is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced peh-PON (IPA: /peˈpon/).

Pepon is Spanish in Origin.

In Spanish and Catalan, Pepon is a familiar form of José/Josep, built from Pep/Pepe with the affectionate augmentative -ón; the standard spelling Pepón carries an accent, while Pepon appears where diacritics are dropped. As a derivative of Joseph, it inherits the Hebrew meaning of Yosef: "he will add" or "God will increase."

Used chiefly as an everyday nickname, the name surfaces in Iberian and Latin American records as a byname and, more recently, as a casual given name or stage name. Variant and related forms include Pepón, Pepo, Pep, Pepe, and Pepito; compare Italian Peppone. Feminine counterparts are Pepa and Pepita (from Josefa). An unrelated linguistic note: ancient Greek pepon "ripe; melon" gave Latin pepo and, via French, English pumpkin; this homonym sometimes colors the name’s playful tone but is etymologically distinct.