Penny
Meaning of Penny
Penny sparks joy the moment the name is spoken. It began as the English pet form of the Greek Penelope, the clever weaver of myth, and it also glints with the friendly shine of a copper coin, la moneda de la buena suerte that slips into a pocket for luck. Pop culture keeps polishing her: Penny Lane sings with the Beatles, Penny from The Big Bang Theory cracks jokes, and cartoon Penny in Inspector Gadget saves the day. The name feels familiar yet fresh, playful yet steady, like sunshine dancing on a café table in Cartagena. Parents sense that magic, and Penny is nudging her way back up the U.S. charts after a quiet siesta. She proves that small things—like a single cent—can sparkle grande, inviting every new bearer to weave her own bright story.
Pronunciation
English
- Pronunced as PEN-ee (/ˈpɛni/)
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Similar Names to Penny
Notable People Named Penny
| Penny Oleksiak - Penelope Oleksiak is a celebrated Canadian swimmer with seven Olympic medals, including a historic gold in the 100m freestyle. |
| Penny Hardaway - Anfernee "Penny" Hardaway coaches the Memphis Tigers men's basketball team and was a four-time NBA All-Star during his playing career. |
| Carole Penny Marshall was an American actress famed for her role as Laverne DeFazio on Laverne & Shirley and her three Golden Globe nominations. |
| Penny Wong - Penelope Ying-Yen Wong is Australia's Foreign Minister and Senate Leader, a Labor Party senator since 2002 who previously held climate change and finance ministerial roles. |
| Penny Singleton was an American actress famous for playing Blondie Bumstead in films and radio and voicing Jane Jetson in The Jetsons. |
| Penny Chenery was the American sportswoman who bred and owned Secretariat, the 1973 Triple Crown champion. |
| Penny Taylor - Penelope Jane Taylor is an Australian former basketball player who won three WNBA championships with the Phoenix Mercury and two Olympic medals with the Australian national team. |
| Penny Ford is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the 1980s with her debut album and its self-produced hit singles. |
| Penny Johnson Jerald is an American actress celebrated for her roles in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, 24, Castle, and The Orville, as well as voicing Sarafina in The Lion King. |
| Penny Lancaster - Penelope Lancaster, Lady Stewart, is an English model, TV personality, and police constable married to Rod Stewart, known for her role as a panellist on Loose Women since 2014. |
| Penny Fuller is an American actress who earned Tony Award nominations for her Broadway roles and won an Emmy for her performance in The Elephant Man. |
| Penny Diane Sackett is an American-born Australian astronomer who served as director of ANU's Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics and was Australia's Chief Scientist from 2008 to 2011. |
| Penny Wise Budoff was an American physician who established that menstrual cramps are a physical condition and authored books on women's health. |
| Penny Wright - Penelope Lesley Wright is an Australian activist and former politician now serving as South Australia's Guardian for Children and Young People in Care. |
| Penny Heaton - Penny M. Heaton is an accomplished American physician leading vaccine therapeutics at Johnson & Johnson and recognized as a top life sciences leader in 2022. |
