Western numerology
Number 11 insight
Western numerology adds the letter values in the name and reduces them to a single guiding number.
Name profile
Penny at a glance
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Greek
- Western numerology
- 11
- Indian numerology
- 6
- Characters
- 5
- Popular
- 170 family views
Number meaning for Penny
Indian numerology
Number 6 insight
Indian numerology uses a traditional letter map that many families prefer for cultural name matching.
Meaning and story
What does Penny mean?
Penny is listed in the BabyAZ name catalog with Greek context. Its meaning is recorded as: Flower Also a diminutive of Penelope: Bobbin
This meaning has been cleaned for a parent-friendly reading.
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Names like Penny
Pen
Girl
Greek
Diminutive of Penelope: Bobbin Penelope was the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey
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Denny
Boy
English
From Denmark; 'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Anthony Denny; Variant of Dennis: Follower of Dionysius (Greek god of wine); Variant of Dionysius Dionysius is the mythological Greek god of wine responsible for growth of the vines and the originator of winemaking: (equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus)
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Penelope
Girl
Filipino
Variant of Fenella: White shoulder From Fionnghuala or Fionnuala; weaver; with a web over her face
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Pedro
Boy
Filipino
A rock Form of Peter; rock; Spanish form of Peter: stone; 'The Merchant of Venice' The Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon; Variant of Peter: Stone
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Brother names
Brothers for Penny
Denny
Boy
English
From Denmark; 'King Henry the Eighth' Sir Anthony Denny; Variant of Dennis: Follower of Dionysius (Greek god of wine); Variant of Dionysius Dionysius is the mythological Greek god of wine responsible for growth of the vines and the originator of winemaking: (equivalent to the Roman god Bacchus)
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Pedro
Boy
Filipino
A rock Form of Peter; rock; Spanish form of Peter: stone; 'The Merchant of Venice' The Prince of Arragon, suitor to Portia 'Much Ado About Nothing' Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon; Variant of Peter: Stone
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Sister names
Sisters for Penny
Pen
Girl
Greek
Diminutive of Penelope: Bobbin Penelope was the faithful wife of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey
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Penelope
Girl
Filipino
Variant of Fenella: White shoulder From Fionnghuala or Fionnuala; weaver; with a web over her face
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Vanny
Girl
Greek
Diminutive of Vanessa: Butterfly Also, from Phanessa, the mystic goddess of an ancient Greek brotherhood
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Berny
Unisex
German
Diminutive of Bernard: Brave as a bear; Diminutive of Bernice: A variant of Berenice, meaning bringer of victory The New Testament Bernice, called Berenice in some passages, was thought to have had an incestuous relationship with King Herod Agrippa II, her brother
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More origins
Same feeling, different origins
Penelope
Girl
Filipino
Variant of Fenella: White shoulder From Fionnghuala or Fionnuala; weaver; with a web over her face
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Briony
Girl
English
From the plant name, the name of a flowering vine used in folk medicine Used commonly as a first name since the early 20th century; plant name; The name of a flowering vine used in folk medicine
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Bryony
Girl
English
From the plant name, the name of a flowering vine used in folk medicine Used commonly as a first name since the early 20th century; The name of a flowering vine used in folk medicine
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Peg
Girl
English
A contracted form of Margaret; Diminutive of Margaret which developed from rhyming with Meg; Diminutive of Margaret: Pearl; Old Greek - Pearl
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