Penelope (first name)
Penelope ( ancient Greek Πηνελοπεῖα ) is a female given name, derived from the name of the wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology . The name is said to be composed of the Greek words πήνη ( pēnē = tissue ) and λέπειν ( lépein = tear off, peel off ). Penny is short for Penelope.
Well-known namesake
- Penélope Cruz (* 1974), Spanish actress
- Penelope Farmer (* 1939), British writer
- Penelope Fitzgerald (1916–2000), British writer, 1979 Booker Prize winner
- Penelope Heyns (* 1974), South African swimmer
- Penelope Horner (born 1942), British actress
- Penelope Houston (film critic) (1927–2015), British film critic and writer
- Penelope Houston (singer) (born 1958), American singer and songwriter
- Penelope Lively (born 1933), British writer
- Penelope Milford (born 1948), American actress
- Penelope Ann Miller (born 1964), American actress
- Penelope Pitou (* 1938), American ski racer
- Penelope Spheeris (* 1945), American filmmaker
- Penelope Thorn (* 1957), British opera singer
- Penelope Wallace (1923–1997), British detective writer
- Penelope Wensley (* 1946), Australian politician, Governor of Queensland (since 2008)
- Penelope Wilton (born 1946), British actress