chantalb's list "Girl Names" of 3 great name ideas: Penelope - Reinette!

Girl Names

As elegant and refined as it is sweet and energized., Penelope has been well and truly revived in the 21st-century. Off the Top 1000 for 25 years, Penelope jumped back on in 2001 and has been heading uphill ever since, propelled by the trend for mythological names, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, and some high-profile celebrity babies. 
 
In Greek mythology, Penelope was the wife of Odysseus in Homer's Epic, the Odyssey. It has two possible origin stories—Penelope was either derived from the Greek pēnē, meaning "thread of a bobbin", or from penelops, a type of duck. Mythological Penelope was cared for by a duck as an infant, and later was known for fending off would-be suitors by pretending to weave a garment, so both meanings fit. 
 
Penelope's status as a Kardashian baby name -- Kourtney's daughter Penelope was born in 2012 -- brought the ancient name to widespread attention. Given to 1871 American babies in 2011,this figure had increased to 2536 in 2012, and to 4292 in 2013, revealing the power pop culture can exert.
 
Also chosen by celebs such as Tina Fey, by Anna Chlumsky, and by Natalie and Taylor Hanson, fictional Penelopes have appeared in Thunderbirds, Desperate Housewives, Lost, and Harry Potter.
 A perennial Nameberry favorite, Penelope can be shortened to the traditional Penny, or perhaps to Nell, Pepper, Poppy, Lola, Pip, Lolo, Polly, or Poe. 
 
In a recent year, Penelope was a Top 30 choice in the US, a Top 50 name in England and Wales, Australia, New Zealand,, and Canada, and a Top 150 option in Scotland and Italy.

Penelope

Adelaide is now heading straight uphill on the coattails of such newly popular sisters as Ava, Ada, and Audrey, and in the company of Adeline and Amelia. It was chosen by Britain's Princess Eugenie as the name for her youngest child and first daughter, Adelaide Elizabeth Annina. Earlier, actress Katherine Heigl for the name of her second daughter.
 Adelaide gained fame as the noble German princess who married the British King William IV in 1830 and became known as "Good Queen Adelaide," inspiring the name of the Australian city and a craze for her name. Earlier, St. Adelaide was married to Otto the Great and became Empress of the Holy Roman Empire, described as "a marvel of beauty and goodness."
 When Aussie actress Rachel Griffiths (also mother of son Banjo) chose Adelaide for her daughter, she said she'd been inspired by the city, Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls, and the Disney character in The Aristocats. Adelaide can also be found in works by Thomas Hardy and Agatha Christie.

Adelaide

Reinette was the childhood nickname of Madame La Pompadour, perhaps a cute short form for Regina or Reina but hardly worthy of the full name on the birth certificate today.

Girl Names

The names

Penelope

Adelaide

Reinette