PENNY  

Gender: F
Origin: English, diminutive of PENELOPE

Like Peggy and Patsy, the kind of zesty moniker young Judy Garland would sport in her early let's-put-on-a-show flicks, rarely used today.

Variations:
Penni, Pennie, Penney

Penny is being discussed in our message boards:

• Nothing seems to go with 'Anderson'... Need First Name!
• Second Girl, Fourth Child--Suggestions?
• Names in the same style as Molly
• Help us pick!
• A brother or sister for little Jack or Olivia

Read Nameberry blog posts about Penny:

• HEY, JUDE: Names from the Beatles and beyond
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• NAMES FROM NANCY DREW & OTHER STORYBOOK SERIES
• BREAKING THE HUNDRED-YEAR RULE