Penny - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Penny \p(en)-

is pronounced PEN-nee. It is of English origin. Short form of Penelope (Greek) "weaver" also used as an independent name mostly in the 20th century.

Penny has 4 variant forms: Penee, Pennee, Penney and Pennie.

Baby names that sound like Penny are Benny, Penna and Peony.

Penny is a very common first name for women (#271 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#3218 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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