Peeps is the name.

On Jeopardy, Alex Trebek pronounced it Peeps.

You can get your daily dose of the 17th century at the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: The Diary of Samuel Pepys

Thanks!

Back in the dark ages when I was in college, it was pronounced Pep-pees.

On Wikipedia:

His surname is usually pronounced /pi¢°ps/ (the same as the English word peeps) although at the time it could have been pronounced either "peeps", "peps", or "peppis".

I guess I'll just go with PEEPS ?

Peeps, Shmeeps! --- what about his diary??? Have you read it? Every once in awhile I see a copy in a bookstore and remember I've wanted to read it for years. Still, I haven't gotten around to it. I will eventually.

lauramarie, yes i've read his diary. yes, he was around for some great historical events, but mostly he seems to be eating at a friend's house and hanging out in bars.

griff, you make Pepys' life sound so very now!
Most of the so-called and many editions of 'Pepys Diaries' are just various extracts taken from his original very secret and private writings. Much of the 'naughty' stuff was left out for reasons of decorum.
You may enjoy reading The Journal of Mrs Pepys: Portrait of a Marriage by Sara George which gives his much put-upon wife Elizabeth's, point-of-view.

veer, even in the "cleaned up" version i read, i felt very sorry for his wife. it seems pepys chased just about anything in a skirt with a modicum of looks.

I may give the journal a try. thanks for the recommendation.

"Eating at friends' houses and hanging out in bars", hmmm....Sounds fun! Think I'll give his diaries a try sooner than I thought. Although, I don't like the sound of the last two messages. Still, I don't want to *marry* him -- just *read* him; so I guess that's OK.