Comments on: Baby Name of the Day: Penelope http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/ Where Every Name Has a Story Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:12:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Fetching Names: Borrowed from the Beatles | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-29372 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:03:41 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-29372 [...] Penelope – Penny Lane is a street in Liverpool, and a bus route, too.  It owes nothing to the Greek Penelope – instead, Penny was the surname of an eighteenth century Liverpool merchant and slave trader, a fact that had been forgotten until recent years.  Penny has an enduring innocence, thanks not just to the song, but also to characters like the orphan girl in 1977′s animated Disney film The Rescuers.  She picked up some serious edge in 2000 when Almost Famous introduced Kate Hudson as rock groupie Penny Lane. [...]

]]> By: Fetching Names: The Hermiones, Part II | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-28566 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:03:29 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-28566 [...] Penelope – She shares the same rhythm as Hermione, a series of unexpected sounds that somehow work together.  As if Odysseus’ clever wife wasn’t enough of a namesake, the 2006 Christina Ricci movie made the name flat-out admirable.  Nicknames abound, and a few of them, like Nell, could qualify as Hermiones on their own. [...]

]]> By: Baby Name of the Day: Eirene | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-28308 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:02:42 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-28308 [...] all, Phoebe and Penelope and Daphne and lots of other appellations with mythological origins are in vogue at the moment, and [...]

]]> By: Year in Review: 2011 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-28178 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:06:18 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-28178 [...] Fey’s daughter Penelope Athena joined the world, as did lots of other little [...]

]]> By: 12 Baby Name Predictions for 2012 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-28146 Sat, 31 Dec 2011 23:05:03 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-28146 [...] The next big ends-in-e name for girls … Penelope.  Ends-in-e feels like a big category for girls right now, from Zoe and Chloe to Daphne and [...]

]]> By: Sunday Summary: 11/6/11 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-26236 Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:17:55 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-26236 [...] having a real red, pointy-hat moment.)  Then came the arrival of my friends’ daughter, Penelope.  Sometimes it is just lovely to know that the world is bigger by [...]

]]> By: dreadedjaws http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-26104 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:48:51 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-26104 There was a Penelope on “Lost” – she went by Penny – and she was British.

I love the name – it’s one that suits my tastes very much – lots of nn possibilities – somewhat of a British flair (especially if one goes with Poppy for the nn) and I could even see it with my other kids’ names…. not planning to have a third, but I’d put Penelope on my mental “just in case” list.

]]> By: Reader Baby Name Story: Dad Weighs In | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-24826 Sat, 01 Oct 2011 07:03:06 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-24826 [...] I adored, from Zoe to Irene, Iris to Helen. The one name that jumped out at both me and my wife was Penelope. I loved the story of Odysseus’ wife, and we were both familiar with the name from having [...]

]]> By: Sunday Summary: 8/14/11 | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-23260 Sun, 14 Aug 2011 16:14:39 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-23260 [...] the big news?  The arrival of Tina Fey’s second daughter, Penelope Athena, a little sister for Alice Zenobia.  [...]

]]> By: Starbaby News: Welcome Penelope Athena! | Appellation Mountain http://appellationmountain.net/2008/03/01/baby-name-of-the-day-penelope/#comment-23199 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:02:42 +0000 http://appellationmountain.wordpress.com/?p=63#comment-23199 [...] named Alice Zenobia is a big sister!  Tina Fey and husband Jeffrey Richmond have welcomed daughter Penelope [...]

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