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Penelope

41 replies

floatyflo · 19/12/2013 16:57

Thoughts please :)

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yourcruisedirector · 27/12/2013 09:38

I love it and would have shortlisted it for DD, but it's the name if my cat (she came with it)

floatyflo · 27/12/2013 09:42

Hear to the Febreeze thing. Thats what puts me off Freya. That and it is becoming a little bit of a fad name. Lots of little Freyas popping up.

See I'm not actually mad on Penny, prefer Pops or Pippi. At the moment she is known as Baby Nell (Thats my nicknames from my Mum), and Nell or Nellie can be nicknames for Penelope.

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Meglet · 27/12/2013 09:42

Lovely name. But another one who thinks it might become popular. I wonder if it's creeping, or rocketing, up the baby name charts?

floatyflo · 27/12/2013 09:43

I love Florence (Flo), but thats my cats name and she came with it too!! Darn moggies Grin

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SS3J · 27/12/2013 21:28

It is becoming weirdly popular. At least, I think it's weird because to me Penelope is a really ugly name, dated in a bad way. Freya is pretty, but very popular so depends if that bothers you or not.

sleepingbeautiful · 28/12/2013 05:16

I like it, and prefer it to Freya.
Pippi is a cute nn, as is Nell.

googietheegg · 28/12/2013 05:57

Penelope is ok. Nell is great! Penny is awful though - sounds weak.

Lebkuchenlover · 28/12/2013 07:44

Penelope and Florence are both becoming more trendy, but are still rising whereas Freya might have hit the peak?

Please don't call a girl Pippi - it means wee in GermanGrin!

Thesebootsweremadeforwalking · 29/12/2013 22:56

I think Penelope is lovely.

floatyflo · 30/12/2013 19:53

I reckon Penelope it's gonna be!

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Suzietwo · 30/12/2013 21:03

I have a 2 year old Penelope, known as Pen, Pen pen, penny, penilicious etc. we still like it.

floatyflo · 30/12/2013 23:27

Penilicious is very cute Grin

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AGoodPirate · 31/12/2013 12:45

I like Penelope. Don't like Freya.

ShadowFall · 01/01/2014 21:26

I love Penelope, had it on my girl names shortlist.

BrownPaint · 03/01/2014 11:44

I love Penelope

UriGeller · 03/01/2014 11:58

I don't like it, sorry. It sounds really cringeworthy and wet. Penny too.

I like Freya though which is quite a strong name and polar opposite to Penny.

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