Okay, here is the thing. I absolutely adore the name [name]Penny[/name], but I can’t shake off the feeling it’s a little too nicknamey to make a full substantial name.
But I really don’t like [name]Penelope[/name] I don’t know what it is, because [name]Penelope[/name] fits exactly with my style of naming (I very much prefer classic names that haven’t suffered from overexposure) and it has a lovely sound, but I just cannot warm to it. Maybe I just associate it too much with Lady [name]Penelope[/name] from Thunderbirds, a British TV show that was really popular when I was young; I see a marionette with huge blonde hair and very, very pink clothes in a bright pink Rolls [name]Royce[/name]. Or it could just be the name itself… I don’t know, I really don’t.
But I do love [name]Penny[/name]; I would just like to have a longer, more formal version of it. That isn’t [name]Penelope[/name]. So I’m asking you wonderful berries if you have any other names that could be used to get [name]Penny[/name]?
This is tough! What about using the middle name [name]Penelope[/name]? Or [name]Penny[/name]? Or you could just find a name you love and just call her [name]Penny[/name]. I mean, [name]Margaret[/name] nn [name]Peggy[/name]? Who came up with that?
I agree with the pp and her name suggestions. All I can say is to find a name that begins with p and has n in it
It might be a bit of a stretch, but if [name]Penelope[/name] is kind of the style you like, you might like [name]Josephine[/name]. The “p” and the “n” are there.
I know someone named Guisepinna (the Italian version of [name]Josephine[/name] I think) and she goes by Pina. I don’t see why you couldn’t extract [name]Penny[/name] from [name]Josephine[/name]. It’s not the most obvious choice, but it could work.
[name]Love[/name] [name]Penny[/name]! [name]Penelope[/name] has been on our lists because of its nn potential but there’s something about the full name that doesn’t quite work for me either. I still think it’s great name, I don’t think we’ll ever use it.
[name]Love[/name] [name]Penny[/name]! You could always go for the “[name]PEN[/name]” initials if your surname begins with N, or go with a P first name with two middle names that start with E and N, a la [name]Pearl[/name] [name]Evelyn[/name] [name]Natalia[/name] or [name]Prudence[/name] [name]Ella[/name]-[name]Nora[/name]. Not the best examples, but you get the idea.
Eponine! I am a huge [name]Les[/name] Mis fan so this made me very excited! Unfortunately, it is probably a bit too out there for my area… I would worry that people would think it was pretentious to name a child something that sounds so French when we’re not French (although I did do a French A-Level at school!). The closest we get to French here is “[name]Sophie[/name]”, which actually now sounds quite dated here as a lot of girls in my generation are called [name]Sophie[/name].
[name]Patience[/name] and [name]Temperance[/name] are a little too out-there for my taste although they do have a very pretty sound (and patience is certainly something I’d like more of, haha!). I do quite like [name]Persephone[/name] although my family cannot pronounce it… “percy-phone” is what I get, haha. I will definitely bear it in mind
Many thanks for your lovely suggestions! I’m sorry it took me so long to get back to you - I would have written back much sooner but for computer problems, which ruin all my fun!
Haha, the temptation to go for something random and just use [name]Penny[/name] is very strong right now but I’ll ride that one out, I think! [name]Penny[/name] as a middle name is a good suggestion though, but what first name would go?
As for your suggestions - I have to say that [name]Prudence[/name] made me smile! I love the Beatles and she would have her own ready-made lullaby with Dear [name]Prudence[/name]… I think it’s beautiful, but maybe a little too old-ladyish… I love old lady chic but I think it pushes it slightly too far. [name]Love[/name] [name]Peony[/name] but I don’t think it’s substantial enough, much like [name]Penny[/name] itself… [name]Petunia[/name] is also nice but not after [name]Harry[/name] [name]Potter[/name]. [name]Petrine[/name] makes me think of the word “petrify”… :S
([name]Reading[/name] the above makes me realise how fussy I am…)
From the other names, I really like [name]Pearl[/name], [name]Philippa[/name] and [name]Primrose[/name], although [name]Primrose[/name] is maybe a bit too out there where I live… [name]Philippa[/name] especially is gorgeous but I may have to substitute [name]Penny[/name] with [name]Pippa[/name] if we used it…
Thank you so much for your detailed list! I’m sorry I’m so fussy but you’ve really provided me with some beautiful options, so thank you!
[name]Penina[/name] is unusual! It’s pronounced like “pen-NEE-na”, right? I always liked [name]Nina[/name], so the sound is quite similar, but it might be a bit too unusual for me, I’m afraid I think I may have heard the name somewhere before; is it Biblical, by any chance?
Oh wow, I didn’t think of [name]Josephine[/name]! I always really liked that name after reading [name]Little[/name] Women as a child I wonder if I could make [name]Penny[/name] work as a nn… I’ll have to suggest this… thank you so much!
I’m glad you agree with me on [name]Penelope[/name] - it is such a lovely name but there’s something about it it that just isn’t completely right
[name]Harper[/name] and [name]Piper[/name] are lovely, but to us they seem to have a slightly androgynous feel - I don’t know why, but I definitely prefer more feminine sounding names… [name]Spencer[/name] is lovely and fresh, but it is always used as a boy’s name here.
As for the nicknames; I love the idea of a P name with [name]Eleanor[/name] as a mn… it is a bit of a stretch but I do love [name]Eleanor[/name]! I’m also considering [name]Penny[/name] as a middle name and just calling her [name]Penny[/name]… but I don’t know what to use as the fn! This is so hard, isn’t it?
Although really you could name her anything and call her [name]Penny[/name]. You’ll just have to explain to teachers and those that see her “Official name” that her name is this, but we call her [name]Penny[/name].
I don’t know what it is, because [name]Penelope[/name] fits exactly with my style of naming (I very much prefer classic names that haven’t suffered from overexposure) and it has a lovely sound, but I just cannot warm to it. Maybe I just associate it too much with Lady [name]Penelope[/name] from Thunderbirds, a British TV show that was really popular when I was young; I see a marionette with huge blonde hair and very, very pink clothes in a bright pink Rolls [name]Royce[/name]. Or it could just be the name itself… I don’t know, I really don’t.
I am a huge [name]Les[/name] Mis fan so this made me very excited! Unfortunately, it is probably a bit too out there for my area… I would worry that people would think it was pretentious to name a child something that sounds so French when we’re not French (although I did do a French A-Level at school!). The closest we get to French here is “[name]Sophie[/name]”, which actually now sounds quite dated here as a lot of girls in my generation are called [name]Sophie[/name].
I think I may have heard the name somewhere before; is it Biblical, by any chance?