Piper

Piper comes from an English surname, an occupational name for someone who played the pipes. The name comes from Old English pīpe, pype (musical wind instrument) <Vulgar Latin *pīpa, a back formation of Latin pipare, pīpiāre via pīpiō meaning “to chirp, to peep”, likely of an imitation of the sounds a bird makes. Origin: Latin Meaning: “pipe player” Usage: English Variants:…