Pepe: Difference between revisions
m Date/fix the maintenance tags or gen fixes |
No edit summary |
||
| (2 intermediate revisions by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
In [[Spain]] it is commonly associated with the [[Partido Popular]] (People's Party){{Fact|date=June 2007}}, especially when [[José María Aznar]] was the leader of the party and Prime Minister. |
In [[Spain]] it is commonly associated with the [[Partido Popular]] (People's Party){{Fact|date=June 2007}}, especially when [[José María Aznar]] was the leader of the party and Prime Minister. |
||
In some regions of [[Latin America]] it is used derogatively to address people who are — or are considered — [[illiterate]], uneducated or of a lower [[social class]]{{Fact|date=June 2007}}. In [[Cuba]], it is at times used to refer to a [[bastard child]]{{Fact|date=June 2007}}. |
In some regions of [[Latin America]] it is used derogatively to address people who are — or are considered — [[illiterate]], uneducated or of a lower [[social class]]{{Fact|date=June 2007}}. In [[Cuba]], it is at times used to refer to a [[bastard child]Also in the Samoan language "Pepe" means baby ]{{Fact|date=June 2007}}. |
||
Revision as of 06:02, 10 July 2007
See also the diminuitive form, Pepito
Pepe is a nickname for any person called José[citation needed], but is also often used with different connotations. Etymologically, it derives from the name of Saint Joseph[citation needed], considered to be the reputed father of Jesus. The folk etymology for the name Pepe in Spanish for putative father is padre putativo, abbreviated to PP, and pronounced Pepe. Pepe is also nickname in Italy for Giuseppe (Joseph) by a phonetical derivation[citation needed].
In Spain it is commonly associated with the Partido Popular (People's Party)[citation needed], especially when José María Aznar was the leader of the party and Prime Minister.
In some regions of Latin America it is used derogatively to address people who are — or are considered — illiterate, uneducated or of a lower social class[citation needed]. In Cuba, it is at times used to refer to a [[bastard child]Also in the Samoan language "Pepe" means baby ][citation needed].