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It's a name from Greek mythology that somehow became semi-mainstream, so despite people cracking jokes about how something's "all Greek to me" nobody really struggles with the pronunciation of Penelope because it's familiar. (Compare to the similar Persephone - with the last syllable said like an actual "phone" by those not in the know - and Hermione, which so many people struggled with before the Harry Potter movies came out and set the record straight.)

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Penelope is apparently in the Top 30 names in the U.S. right now (when does 2019 data come out?), and is surging in Australia, Canada, and the U.K.; so it's more popular now that it has ever been. Although I have yet to come across any little girls or babies with this name, so I'm nowhere near tired of it (meanwhile there are way too many Emmas, Emilys, Olivias, Sophias, and Isabellas).

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It used to be one of my favorite names, and I'd still consider it. However, I'd favor the Nell nickname, and then maybe Pen, over Penny because I don't like Penny (it's the lowest form of U.S. currency).

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Please rate my personal name lists:

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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/91835
http://greens-end.myminicity.com/

This message was edited 6/13/2020, 1:44 PM