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Hi Gordon I wish there was! As far as I know the name was produced by my mother from an English word meaning "an excellent thing". But personally, I like to claim Pippin the Brave! Best wishes Pippin Pippin Michelli, Ph.D Assistant Professor of Art History, St Olaf College http://www.stolaf.edu/people/michelli/index4.html -----Original Message----- From: Gordon Fisher <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>; [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Tuesday, August 17, 1999 3:04 PM Subject: Re: celtic tonsure >At 02:18 PM 8/17/99 -0500, Pippin Michelli wrote: > >[deletion] > >> >>Pippin Michelli, Ph.D >>Assistant Professor of Art History, St Olaf College >>http://www.stolaf.edu/people/michelli/index4.html >> >> > >Excuse me for asking, but is there any connection between your name Pippin, >and Pepin (sometimes spelled Pippin), the father of Charlemagne, and the >other Pepins around during that period in medieval times? > >Gordon Fisher [log in to unmask] > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%