One of the reasons I go from loving
Penelope to disliking it is the fact that I find the go-to nicknames to be unattractive. "
Penny" is the lowest-valued American coin (though perhaps this comes to my mind only because I'm American), and "
Pen" is something you write with. Someone suggested
Poppy to me once as a nickname, and while I initially liked it better than
Penny &
Pen,
Poppy admittedly leaves much room for teasing...
So, I've settled on
Penelope as a middle name. As for
Penny as a full name... well, I think I've said quite enough, haven't I? :-)