👧 Girl Name English · Greek

Penelope

Pronunciation /pen-EL-op-e/

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“weaver”

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Meaning of Penelope

Penelope is a girl name of Greek origin, popular among English families. It means “weaver”.

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Popularity
90/100
Modern Style
50/100
Uniqueness
10/100
Pronunciation
64/100

📈 Penelope Popularity Graph

🇮🇳 India · rank by year (#1 = most popular)

#42#56#692015201920232026
Status
Popular
Direction
↑ Rising
2026 Rank
#42

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🎨 Nicknames for Penelope

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Pen Pene Peny Penelop Penelo

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Sophia Sofia Sophie Elena Zoe Athena Chloe Aphrodite

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📋 Key Info

Meaningweaver
OriginEnglish
GenderGirl Name
Popularity90/100

📈 Name Statistics

Short Meaningweaver
First Name LetterP
Total Letters8
Syllables4
Gender Group👧 Girl
Heritage OriginEnglish
Dialect BaseGreek
Registry Popularity90/100

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