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How is Samuel Pepysâs surname pronounced?
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Samuel Pepys
Samuel Pepys, oil painting by John Hayls, 1666; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
The surname of the English diarist and naval administrator Samuel Pepys is pronounced "peeps".1