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Penelope or Perdy?

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floatyflo · 11/01/2014 19:44

or neither? Shall be keeping a tally!

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sleepingbeautiful · 11/01/2014 19:46

Out of those two, Penelope. If it was Penelope v Perdita, then Perdita would sneak ahead for me.

VegasIsBest · 11/01/2014 19:47

Well Perdy isn't a real name, so....

Flukewoman · 11/01/2014 19:47

Penelope by far for me.

Onesleeptillwembley · 11/01/2014 19:48

Not Perdy. Choose a real name.

marmitecat · 11/01/2014 19:50

Ooh dear me not Perdy. Penelope is nice

WillYouDoTheFandango · 11/01/2014 19:52

Penelope's nice, Perdy is not my cup of tea.

NatashaBee · 11/01/2014 19:53

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Flukewoman · 11/01/2014 20:01

I know a real life adult named Purdy btw.

Bowlersarm · 11/01/2014 20:02

Penelope.

But I don't really like it, just prefer it.

BOFalicious · 11/01/2014 20:03

Perdita is pretty.

Ihatepeas · 11/01/2014 22:08

Penelope. Perdy is the dog from 101 Dalmatians.

Britishseamonkey · 11/01/2014 22:36

Perdy in 101 Dalmatians is short for Perdita. It means lost x

LucyLasticBand · 11/01/2014 22:37

perdy is not only the dog it is Joanna Lumley isnt it from the Avengers.

perdita i agree is nice.
penelope, not keen on really. penny quite nice abbr.

newyearhere · 11/01/2014 23:29

Penelope

badtime · 12/01/2014 01:04

Joanna Lumley in 'The New Avengers' was Purdy.

DodgeyGeezah · 12/01/2014 01:12

Penelope was the wife of Odysseus who kept her suitors at bay and waited faithfully for her (hero) husband to return.

Purdey (to me) means The Avengers and haircut slang for a blonde bob.

Perdita is a dalmation.

JumpingJackSprat · 12/01/2014 09:49

Perdita is from a winters tale.i like it. Also like penelope but prefer perdita. Do not like perdy.

MichaelFinnigan · 12/01/2014 09:59

Perdita. Thougt it means 'lost' which I always think is a bit sad

janey68 · 12/01/2014 10:00

Penelope. Very pretty and timeless name. Perdy is dreadful.

peppinagiro · 12/01/2014 12:14

Perdita is the Italian word for 'loss'. Not even an old hidden meaning, or a never used word in Latin - just the bog standard word for loss in everyday Italian. I just couldn't call my baby that!

livingzuid · 12/01/2014 12:22

Penelope over Perdy. Perdita over Penelope.

Why does it matter if it was a name in 101 Dalmatians. So many nice names are also doggie names it shouldn't make a difference. My mum wanted to call me Petra but was told no as it was the name of the Blue Peter dog. Fwiw I and none of my classmates saw that particular dog so it was a non starter of an argument Grin and I would have been enchanted to have a cute puppy sharing the same name as me!

BEEwitched · 12/01/2014 16:44

I like Penelope! Not sure about Perdy.

Alisvolatpropiis · 12/01/2014 19:41

Penelope.

StripyPenguin · 12/01/2014 19:43

Penelope because Perdy is the name of my dog.

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