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I kind of like it, and definitely for a boy. It reminds me of Pendragon and Arthurian legend, which I like. I'd probably stick to it in the middle maybe, but it's been on my considering list for a while.

Penny or Rose would be such cute nicknames for a boy.

Penrose is a type of tube that lets pus and fluids to leave the body. Not a great visual for a name.

I really like it! But only as a GP or MN. It does seem feminine because of Penny / Rose / Primrose.

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It vaguely reminds me of Penrose tiling and pennyroyal, which are nice associations to me.

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I love Penrose and Ambrose for a boy. I also like them for girl's but prefer them for boys. Penrose does feel a bit more feminine and unisex than Ambrose.

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Reminds me of an 80's cartoon

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Which has been revived recently called danger mouse

Maybe for a character but I don't see it working in real life.

It could be a cool middle name for a boy (e.g. if it was a family name), but I wouldn't use it as a first name.

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I like it as a guilty pleasure first name for a girl. Taking the "pen-" part to mean "chief, top" from ancient Welsh/British instead of from "pen-" from Latin for "almost", I like to think of the meaning as the top/leading rose, i.e. the supreme rose. It's a rather cheesy but beautiful feminine meaning.

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I view Penny and Rose as feminine. But Pen could be either.

It's too feminine, it makes me think of Primrose. Yes, I do think people would sometimes call him Penny or Rose, it is very girly sounding.

Hi !!

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Penrose is too surnamey imo.
And if it could be used so...yes. It is feminine.

Roger Penrose. Penrose tilings. Sort of brainy-aspirational because of that. Also like Melrose ... apartment-y. I don't think it is too feminine because it is surnamey, and because Ambrose exists. But some people would likely interpret it as a girl name if they didn't know. Penstemon is my GP Pen-boyname.

I was JUST thinking about Pen and Peg on boys the other day (specificall Peregrine with Pen or Peg as nicknames). So yeah, I like Pen(n) on a boy and don't even mind Rose, but together, Penrose definitely seems fem. It would work best way think if it happened to be the mothers maiden name or something.