Penelope
[pɪˈnɛləpi]Meaning
from greek πηνέλοψ (penelops), a duck; or from πήνη (pene) "threads" and ὄψ (ops) "face"
Background Story
The name is probably derived from the Greek word for a duck, penelops, though it could instead come from pene, meaning threads or weft, and ops, meaning face or eye. It has been used occasionally as an English given name since the 16th century, and is also used in French, Greek, Portuguese and Spanish. It was moderately popular in the 1940s and rose more sharply in the early 2000s.
Temperament
Variations
Nell, Nellie, Penny
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