Pippin is named for Peregrin Took from Lord of the Rings. Which I have had people recognize 0 times.
Meanwhile, the medieval western European history nerds have a field day with him.
Running tally of who people think he's named after:
Pippie Longstocking
Pippin (the musical)
Scottie Pippen (basketball player)
A type of apple
Pippin (a UK children's comic character)
Charlemagne's eldest hunchbacked son.
Running tally of people who go 'like the Lord of the Rings character???' is still at zero.















