It has also been used as an independent name mostly in the 20th century.

Baby name meanings penny. From Middle English peni peny penny applied as a nickname possibly for a person of some substance or for a tenant who paid a rent of one penny. The meaning of the name Penny is. What does the name Penny mean.

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112 rows What is the meaning of the name Penny. The meaning of Penny is bobbin worker weaver. Penelope in turn is a Greek name Πηνελοπη most likely derived from pēnē meaning weft a piece of woven cloth combined with lepō meaning peel in other words unweave a piece of woven cloth.

Originally a pet form of Penelope Penny is also bestowed as an independent given name. The meaning of the name Penny is. Between 1944 and 2019 there were 2 births of Penny-jane in the countries below which represents an average of 0 birth of children bearing the first name Penny-jane per year on average throughout this period.

Click the name to view its details. Meaning origin and popularity of the boys or girls name Penny plus advice on Penny and 50000 other baby names from the bestselling nameberry experts. Like Peggy and Patsy the kind of zesty moniker young Judy Garland would sport in her early lets-put-on-a-show flicks.

On the last available year for each country we count 0 birth. Penny is generally used as a girls name. Short form of Penelope Greek weaver also used as an independent name mostly in the 20th century.