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In the 2017 mobile game 'Brawl Stars', Penny is a Super Rare Brawler with moderate health and a variable damage output, but a slow reload speed. Penny's attack fires a pouch of gold that deals splash damage when it hits a target. Her Super deploys a mortar with low health that lobs high-damaging, long-ranged cannonballs that also briefly set the ground on fire.
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This name is a very good name for me because it reminds me of hyperactive women.
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Also Swedish: https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Penny
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Penny is a student enrolled in the STEM track at Naranja Academy (in Pokémon Scarlet) or Uva Academy (in Pokémon Violet). She thanks Florian (or Juliana), a new student her age, for defeating Team Star Grunts that harass her.
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Penny Sanchez is the name of one out of three main characters in Nickelodeon's Chalkzone.
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Could also be used as a masculine nickname for the name Pendleton.
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In addition to the (many) other fictional Pennys mentioned:
- Penny is a Dalmatian puppy and one of Pongo and Perdita's daughters in Disney's 1961 movie 101 Dalmatians.
- Penny Peterson is Sherman's classmate in Dreamworks' 2014 movie Mr. Peabody and Sherman.
- Penny is the name of the child briefly glimpsed in the 'box of shame' at Miss Hattie's Home for Girls in Illumination Entertainment's 2010 movie Despicable Me.
- Penny is the nickname that Della gives to moonlander Lieutenant Penumbra in Disney's 2017 reboot of DuckTales.
I wonder why it's such a popular name in fiction?
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- Penny is a Dalmatian puppy and one of Pongo and Perdita's daughters in Disney's 1961 movie 101 Dalmatians.
- Penny Peterson is Sherman's classmate in Dreamworks' 2014 movie Mr. Peabody and Sherman.
- Penny is the name of the child briefly glimpsed in the 'box of shame' at Miss Hattie's Home for Girls in Illumination Entertainment's 2010 movie Despicable Me.
- Penny is the nickname that Della gives to moonlander Lieutenant Penumbra in Disney's 2017 reboot of DuckTales.
I wonder why it's such a popular name in fiction?
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This name sounds cute and bubbly and it reminds me of Penny from The Big Bang Theory :)
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When I was little I had a friend named Penny and I thought it was cool that someone gave her the nickname Nickle.
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I think Penny is a cute nickname for Penelope.
As an inside joke, I have a friend who is named Ethan. His friends sometimes call him Epen, so I sometimes call him Penny because he has a copper hair color.
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As an inside joke, I have a friend who is named Ethan. His friends sometimes call him Epen, so I sometimes call him Penny because he has a copper hair color.
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Peninnah, Persephone, Parthenia, Parthenope, Pascaline, Peronel, Petronella, Petronilla, Petrona, Petronia, Petrina, Petunia, Proserpina and Proserpine could be longer forms.
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I prefer this name over Penelope, I have no idea why because I usually like the longer versions of a name.
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Penny is a character from The Big Bang Theory.
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Not really a fan of this name, but gawrlll Penny Proud, I am living for her! I know the name because of her and the show “The Proud Family”. Slay Penny!
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I have a friend named Penny and she is the coolest person ever lmfao. I thought the name at first would make me think of a little girl like it would be "too cutesy" but it really isn't.
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Perfect nickname for Penelope, horrible first name.
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I think it’s a cute name. If I were to name my daughter I’d probably use Penelope and call her Penny.
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The name "Penny" also derives from the Greek epithet "Panagiota/Panayiota" (Greek: Παναγιώτα (fem.), pron. Pana-yo-ta) which was given to the mother of Jesus, Marie. "Panagiota" literally means "All-Holy".
It's actually my name. Only my teachers call me Panagiota, I usually go by Penny. When I was younger, I hated it a lot. I'm still trying to get used to it. As a teen, I'm going through my identity crisis. Thank you to everyone who left kind comments about the name! It really really helped me. When I hear the name "Penny" I think of a soft-spoken, lovely, kind, protective, loyal woman (still working on those traits). I picture Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle.
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It's actually my name. Only my teachers call me Panagiota, I usually go by Penny. When I was younger, I hated it a lot. I'm still trying to get used to it. As a teen, I'm going through my identity crisis. Thank you to everyone who left kind comments about the name! It really really helped me. When I hear the name "Penny" I think of a soft-spoken, lovely, kind, protective, loyal woman (still working on those traits). I picture Sophie Hatter from Howl's Moving Castle.
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Cute and cheeky! I would use this as a diminutive for Penelope!
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Penny is an awesome name but I worry that it may subject the bearer to teasing.
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I personally love the name Penny; it sounds very sweet for a girl.
My association probably comes from the dog my grandmother used to have, who was named after where she was found as a stray, "Penn" Station. She was friendly and sweet, too.
Overall, I think this is an equally great name for a person or a pet.
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My association probably comes from the dog my grandmother used to have, who was named after where she was found as a stray, "Penn" Station. She was friendly and sweet, too.
Overall, I think this is an equally great name for a person or a pet.
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Too soft, sounds dry, quite boring also, I don't like it much. Even similar looking Peggy sounds more mature. There are so many better names than this.
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The name Penny is the most delicate, in my opinion, of most names. I say this because I watched a TV show with my younger sister called "Littlest Pet Shop", ever heard of it? Anyhoo, She was a panda named Penny Lynn, cutest name ever! If I ever have children, I will name her Penny Lynn (Whatever the last name will be).
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My brother’s friend is called Penny and at first I thought it was a bit bizarre since I thought of the smallest valued coin but since I discovered it was Penelope’s short form and I read through all your comments here it grew on me and now I think it’s kinda cute!
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It's okay, drastically prefer it to awkward Penelope.
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I was named Penny by my mother and it was lucky for me. She hid the pregnancy until the day I was born. My grandmother received a call from the hospital. Your daughter had a baby! Which daughter?!
My mother died when I was 6 and I was told that she named me Penny because that is all she had in her pocket. I was lucky she had me and I was all she had. Like most things of little value except as a keepsake, she kept me until the day she died. It wasn’t enough to buy anything but it was cherished all the same.
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My mother died when I was 6 and I was told that she named me Penny because that is all she had in her pocket. I was lucky she had me and I was all she had. Like most things of little value except as a keepsake, she kept me until the day she died. It wasn’t enough to buy anything but it was cherished all the same.
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Penny (nickname of William Adiyodi) is a masculine main character in the book series 'The Magicians' written by Lev Grossman. In the Syfy adaptation (2015-) he is played by Arjun Gupta.
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Much like the coin the name Penny adds little value to the person wearing it. It doesn't even make a good pet name in my opinion.
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Penny Crygor, Dr. Crygor’s granddaughter from the Nintendo game series WarioWar.
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My name is Penny and I’ve grown to love it. I’m 40. I like names that are easy to pronounce and not easily misspelled. My email is luckypenny78. In French class my name was Franc. ;) there were some bad pickup lines: A Penny for your thoughts and Do you come cheaply. But most pickup lines are bad, right? But the best was when a 40-some member a cappella group serenaded me with Pennies From Heaven.
A name is a name. You can love it or not. You can embrace yours or get caught up in distaste. But what you should never do is make ugly comments on someone else’s name. It’s attacking the person and we should all strive to be kind.
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A name is a name. You can love it or not. You can embrace yours or get caught up in distaste. But what you should never do is make ugly comments on someone else’s name. It’s attacking the person and we should all strive to be kind.
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In 2018, 47 is the most common age for an American (U.S.) Penny* who is registered female with the Social Security Administration. It is the 537th most common female first name for living U.S. citizens.
*as a first name, not a nickname.
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*as a first name, not a nickname.
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Ugh, not a good name. Except maybe for a pet.
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British actress Penelope Keith is called Penny by family and friends.
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I like the association with the song "Penny Lane", but I don't care for the name "Penelope".
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Penny was a giraffe at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo.
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Penny was also Bessie's best friend on the Nickelodeon cartoon The Mighty Bee.
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On How I Met your Mother, Penny is Ted Mosby's future daughter.
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Hey Bob19, do you remember the baby Penny's middle name in "How I Met Your Mother?" It was "Wait For It".
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I never thought much about a person's name meaning much other than the family titles. We have a guest in our house and her name is Penny. Hopefully not all Penny people are like her.
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Penelope "Penny" Widmore was Desmond's girlfriend and Charles Widmore's daughter on LOST.
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Love the name Penny, but I don't really like Penelope.
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The name Penny was given to 416 girls born in the US in 2016.
More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Penny are female.
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More than 99.9 percent of people with the first name Penny are female.
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I think Penny goes very well as a first name. I like Penny more than Penelope. Penny is a sweet and unique name without being so pretentious.
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My name is Penny ~ endured years of jokes, comments and innuendos, trust me, I've heard them all.
But there is no way I would change my name. Love its uniqueness and its simplicity.
Went to a school with 2, 500 students, end of 1st year the only other Penny left, leaving just me = win.
Upside:- Stick your name on something and everyone knows who it belongs to.
You never hear "Sorry, wrong Penny."
Almost Downside:- Never finding anything with your name on it but that isn't such a problem now that personalization has become big business.
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But there is no way I would change my name. Love its uniqueness and its simplicity.
Went to a school with 2, 500 students, end of 1st year the only other Penny left, leaving just me = win.
Upside:- Stick your name on something and everyone knows who it belongs to.
You never hear "Sorry, wrong Penny."
Almost Downside:- Never finding anything with your name on it but that isn't such a problem now that personalization has become big business.
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Penny was the name of the main character's sister in the book Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper.
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I MUCH prefer this over 'Penelope' which I just never cared for.
Despite reminding me of change (Nickles, Dimes, Quarters and pennies) (: haha, I wish for the name to be used more.
I mean it's a hell of a lot better than naming your kid 'Cash\Kash' which are RIDICULOUSLY and ABSURDLY within the top 1000.
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Despite reminding me of change (Nickles, Dimes, Quarters and pennies) (: haha, I wish for the name to be used more.
I mean it's a hell of a lot better than naming your kid 'Cash\Kash' which are RIDICULOUSLY and ABSURDLY within the top 1000.
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This is my cats name. I can't say it's one of my favorite names, but it's okay as a nickname for Penelope.
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Penny Blake was the Governor's undead daughter on AMC's The Walking Dead.
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This absolutely adorable name was given to 227 baby girls born in the US in 2012 (:
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I don't know why, but I love this name! If I got another dog I'd probably name her Penny, since my dog is named Copper :)
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I just got a poodle puppy and we decided to name her Penny. It's such a cute name! It's not overly girly, but you can definitely tell it's a girl's name, and I've loved every character named Penny I've seen.
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Hanson's 2004 song "Penny and Me".
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Penny Robinson is a character in the sci-fi TV series Lost In Space.
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Penny is a character on the Big Bang Theory.
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Penny is the twelve-year-old girl who plays Bolt's owner on the television show (from the Disney movie Bolt - 2008).
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I think Penelope is a gorgeous name--but this inevitable nickname is the only thing keeping me from using it. Eventually, people are going to call my daughter (if I have one) Penny. And to me, that's like calling someone Nickel or Dime! It's a freakin' coin!
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Penny is a character from Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog. She is very generous and idealistic.
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I think this would be a name for a tomboy.
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Penny Lane is Jane's older sister on the TV show Daria.
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I think it's a really nice name :) I would be called Penelope.
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Penny is a fictional character, and orphan, in the Disney movie The Rescuers.
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Penny Singleton (1908-2003) was Blondie in 28 movies about Chic Young's strip, turned between 1938 and 1950.
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I just always think of the coins.
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It's very cute, but not quite official-sounding enough. It would be better to name your daughter Penelope and call her Penny.
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Penny Lane is a song by the Beatles.
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Penny is the name of the female protagonist in the novel "The Suitors."
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Penny Pingleton was the name of Tracy's best friend in the movie/play "Hairspray". She's in love with a boy named Seaweed.
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I just adore this name! It makes me think of the gorgeous color of a shiny new Penny.
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Penny Lin, a Chinese actress.
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Penny is a very pretty name for a girl. I love it.
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In Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Penny is Everett's ex-wife taking care of their seven daughters. I love her for her feminism: "I can, I am, and I will!"
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Penny is a member of the Proud Family on the cartoon.
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Penny appeared on the top 1000 list in the 1930's until the 1980's with its most popular year being the 1960's where it ranked 104.
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Maybe this would be a good name for a woman or girl who was poor.
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Penny is a great name for a girl. Not over used and very pretty.
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I think this is a cute name. I have always liked it and you don't see this name used very often. On the tv show Desperate Housewives Lynette Scavo played by Felicity Huffman, her on-screen daughter's name is Penny.
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Well I'm called Penny and up until around 16 I hated this name but now that I'm older I really like it. It's nice to be an individual and a great name for anyone.
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Penny Marshall (born Carole Penelope Masciarelli) is an American actress, producer and director.
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Penny is the name of Inspector Gadget's niece.
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I got so upset when I was younger and my mother told me that I could not name a daughter Penny Lane from the song by The Beatles, but then what happens!? Kate Hudson's character in the film Almost Famous has that as her "groupie" name. Humpf!
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