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Penelope
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About
Origin
- Greek
Meaning/history
- weaver,
- Often association with female loyalty
Nicknames
- Penny,
- Pen,
- nelly,
- Nell,
- poppy,
- Pippa
Interesting Penelopes
- Author Penlope Lively,
- Penelope Cruz,
- Penelope Keith,
- Penny from Big Bang Theory,
- Wife of Odysseus
Unfortunate Penelopes
- Penelope Pitstop
Penelope goes well with
Middle names/Siblings/Partners
- Emily,
- Kate,
- Hugo
When I hear Penelope
I think of...
- Pitstop,
- my baby
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Penelope will be a:
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- Barista/bartender
- Cabbie
- Computer geek
- Dental hygienist
- Dinner lady
- DJ
- Drama teacher
- Estate agent
- Film director
- Gynaecologist
- Hedge fund manager
- High court judge
- Interior designer
- Librarian
- Personal trainer
- Pest control officer
- Potter
- Prime minister
- Purchasing & supplies manager
- Reiki healer
- Reality TV star
- Tax inspector
- Window cleaner
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