Penelope (meaning and origin)

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Penelope

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Meaning and origin
Penelope is a French girl name. The meaning of the name is `Duck`.

Where is it used?
The name Penelope is mainly used in Greek Mythology and in English.

If it's too long people might use
In English: Pen
In English: Pene

See also
In English: Penny (F)

Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Old English) Duck

More `Penelope` links
Penelope as abbreviation
Actors named Penelope
Penelope in the encyclopedia

Statistics for Penelope

Penelope appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 412.. 1940 was a `top year` for the name Penelope. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #299. Our records go back to 1880

Year	Rank	Rank
2007	412
2006	482
2005	560
2004	645
2003	712
2002	715
2001	945
2000	---
1999	---
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1992	---
1991	---
1990	---
1980	---
1970	571
1960	549
1950	305
1940	299
1930	---
1920	---
1910	---
1900	---
1890	---
1880	917

See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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amy
i named my daughter penelope in 2005 . the name is so common now ! i'm very dissapointed.

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