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Girls names to go with Penelope

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Mamabear345 · 16/04/2023 19:32

Our DD is called Penelope and we are struggling with names for DD2.
heres our top names so far

hallie
lily
eloise

help… 🤣

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Twazique · 23/04/2023 19:05

Minerva (Minnie)
Helena
Antonia
Diana
Dorothy/Dorothea
Rosemary

midsomermurderess · 23/04/2023 18:11

Hermione or Calliope.

Vitriolinsanity · 23/04/2023 18:05

Lara

dreamersdown · 23/04/2023 16:27

I would avoid Eloise as Penelope and Eloise are the main characters in the upcoming series of Bridgerton…

MacarenaMacarena · 23/04/2023 16:08

Continue the Greek theme...
Iris
Hermione
Alexandra
Persephone
Helen
Ophelia
Rhea
Cora
Thalia
Phoebe
Cassandra
Sophia
Daphne

whiteroseredrose · 23/04/2023 16:00

Lydia
Lavinia
Hermione!

memememe · 23/04/2023 15:49

Ophelia

coloursquare · 23/04/2023 15:35

Philippa

Nellodee · 23/04/2023 15:27

Ianthe

Spanielsarepainless · 23/04/2023 15:18

Penelope is lovely and in comparison the other names are meh, especially Hallie.

Charlotte
Isobel
Elinor
Rebecca
Harriet
Francesca
Gillian
Nicola
Elizabeth

ladygindiva · 23/04/2023 15:15

Haha I misread , ignore me . 🤣 Hallie is lovely for second DD !

ladygindiva · 23/04/2023 15:14

My mum is a Penelope and her middle name is short and ends in a consonant, similar to Joan, which works. So I suggest similar but more modern, maybe
Penelope Lauren
Penelope May
Penelope June
Penelope Rose
Penelope Jean
etc

FayCarew · 23/04/2023 15:05

Penelope and Helena are two Nells
Meredith is horrible

Diana?

luckylavender · 23/04/2023 14:46

I know a Penelope who has a sister Charlotte

IaltagDhubh · 23/04/2023 14:19

My dog is called Penelope. Lots of suggestions here for Helena, which is my DD2’s name. Obviously I’m biased and think both names are great, but I do tend to mix them up all the time, and my dds yell “wrong Nell!” at me. So on that basis, I’d say those two are too similar.

If you like Hallie, what about Harriet? Could be shortened to Hallie or Hattie, and goes well with Penny.

FayCarew · 23/04/2023 14:10

hallie - I don't like it and if I was a Hallie with a sister called Penelope I'd feel cheated
lily - nice but overused
eloise - nice but a mouthful and some write it as Elouise, which is hideous. It will probably be shortened to Ellie, which is overused

If you like Lily, how about Susannah or Elizabeth?
I'd go for something long like Victoria, Georgina, Felicity or Genevieve.

StartleburpFearsneer · 23/04/2023 13:38

Diane.

lexicodes · 17/04/2023 09:51

Florence or Genevieve?

ihatebingbunny · 17/04/2023 06:09

felicity

user1492757084 · 17/04/2023 05:45

Penelope and ..
Heloise is as formal and has sweet nick names Helie, Lois, Ella.
Eloise - lovely
Lily and Halle are too casual..
Others ..
Clementine
Jamima
Olivia
Hermione
Katerina - Penny and Kitty
Laurentienne
Alexia

Coxspurplepippin · 16/04/2023 23:19

Vivienne
Cecilia
Rosemary
Juliet
Miriam
Jennifer
Margaret
Cordelia

KavvLar · 16/04/2023 23:13

Arrietty

ChatterMonkey · 16/04/2023 23:10

Evelyn

TulipsAndDaisiesAndBlossom · 16/04/2023 23:10

Tulah
Enela
Olive
Melanie
Lilac
Mercy
Joy
Ettie
Saskia
Isolde (Is-ol-da from the medieval legend)
Violet

annlee3817 · 16/04/2023 23:04

Esme was the first name that came to mind for me