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I love but can't use penny... What might I like?

27 replies

Chchchchanging · 09/04/2015 21:44

Penelope/ penny
Love it but in tiny family it's been used and for reasons I can't go into definitely wouldn't be appropriate to use
(NB penny is a good person nothing sinister!!)

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IvoryMadonna · 09/04/2015 22:37

It depends on what it is you like about Penelope. The rhythm, the vowel sounds, the meaning, the origin, the short form etc. Anyway I'll just throw out a few, you won't like all of them if any, but it's a start.

Persephone
Veronica
Alcyone
Gwendoline
Callisto
Jennifer
Ariadne
Irene

choccyp1g · 09/04/2015 22:39

Hermione?

Only1scoop · 09/04/2015 22:39

Audrey

Celeste

Tessa

Aurelia

choccyp1g · 09/04/2015 22:39

Victoria

thatsn0tmyname · 09/04/2015 22:40

Tuppence?

FizzyGood · 09/04/2015 22:40

Phillipa?

Evabeaversprotege · 09/04/2015 22:42

Pippa?

FizzyGood · 09/04/2015 22:43

.. As in Pippa for short. Or Katherine/kitty?

FizzyGood · 09/04/2015 22:43

X post Eva Grin

Yarp · 09/04/2015 22:44

Sally
Elizabeth - Lizzie
Nancy
Wendy
Christina

MadameJosephine · 09/04/2015 22:48

Jennifer/Jenny
Elizabeth/Libby
Genevieve/Gigi or Vivi
Annalise
Aurelia

monkeysaymoo · 09/04/2015 22:49

Heidi

Yarp · 09/04/2015 22:55

Trudie
Bonnita -Bonnie

MrsEvadneCake · 09/04/2015 22:58

Lottie
Tilly

Madamacadamia · 09/04/2015 22:59

Nanette, Netta

Penguinotterfoxbadger · 09/04/2015 23:01

Tessa
Pippa
Kitty
Lola
Ginny
Jenna
Peta
Jemima
Sadie
Romy
Bea

mrsmeerkat · 09/04/2015 23:04

Veronica is Bonnie too
Harriet
Felicity
Helena

HolidayHunterTeam · 09/04/2015 23:04

Polly

Yarp · 09/04/2015 23:09

Marianne

stormyboots · 09/04/2015 23:16

Penelope must be racing up the name charts as i have just met one in rl and it is a name always mentioned on here, along with Violet. Both lovely names.

Henrietta has a similar feel to Penelope in my mind, and the nn Hettie is really sweet.

A few others; Vivienne, Cecelia, Felicity, Clementine, Lucinda, Danielle, Madeline, Paloma, Pollyanna

Florrieboo · 10/04/2015 07:31

The Penny I know was close to being called Romy - I love that as well.

imsorryiasked · 10/04/2015 08:29

Maillie

Ztastic · 10/04/2015 12:13

Harriet, Pippa,

Box5883284322679964228 · 10/04/2015 13:38

Hermionie with the nn henny

Box5883284322679964228 · 10/04/2015 13:38

Annie