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I'm trying to understand the etymology of the name "Penny." I have always understood it to come from Penelope, and that makes sense to me, even if I don't understand the morphology.
HOWEVER, I've seen a number of references that indicate Penny is a nickname for Elizabeth (as if Elizabeth doesn't have enough nicknames, it's worse that Robert).
So I'm trying to understand how Penny moved from Penelope to Elizabeth; or how it spontaneously popped out of Elizabeth.
A real stumper, to be sure!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Peter
PS: for any email responses, please remove the "spamfree." from my email.
HOWEVER, I've seen a number of references that indicate Penny is a nickname for Elizabeth (as if Elizabeth doesn't have enough nicknames, it's worse that Robert).
So I'm trying to understand how Penny moved from Penelope to Elizabeth; or how it spontaneously popped out of Elizabeth.
A real stumper, to be sure!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Peter
PS: for any email responses, please remove the "spamfree." from my email.
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