The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Greek, meaning “weaver”.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Pen, Pene, Penney, Pennie, Penny, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Penelope Carey (called “Penny“), a quiet old lady who loves children, in “Little Button-Rose”, from A Garland for Girls, by Louisa May Alcott, 1887.

WRITERS:
– Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000), English biographer, essayist, novelist, and poet.
– Penelope Halsall (1946-2011), English romance author who published under the pen names “Annie Groves”, “Caroline Courtney”, “Lydia Hitchcock”, “Melinda Wright”, and “Penny Jordan”.
– Penelope Lively (b. 1933), English author.

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§ 9 Responses to Penelope

• Penny | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  August 10, 2014 at 9:43 am

  […] Diminutive of “Penelope“, meaning […]

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  January 7, 2015 at 6:53 am

  […] Boyd, Clifford, Judy, Leland, Leroy, and Roy. – Social Worker: Constance, Jeannette, Marsha, Penelope, Stella, and Vivian. – Soldier: Jacob, Jeremy, Joshua, Justin, Kyle, and Zachary. – […]

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  April 24, 2015 at 3:53 am

  […] Paisley (side note: I cannot believe people actually name their children after a print fabric!), Penelope, Scarlett, […]

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  July 31, 2015 at 8:08 am

  […] Eleanor, Eliza, Harriet, Hazel, Helen, Ida, Isadora, Lillian, Louisa, Margaret, Myrtle, Pearl, Penelope, Rosalind, Rosemary, Theodora, […]

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• Lydia | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 1, 2015 at 8:04 am

  […] (b. 1945), Ukrainian poet. – Lydia Hitchcock (1946-2011), pen name of English romance author Penelope Halsall, who also published as “Annie Groves”, “Caroline Courtney”, […]

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• Annie | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 1, 2015 at 8:12 am

  […] American writer and poet. – Annie Groves (1946-2011), pen name of English romance author Penelope Halsall, who also published under the pen names “Caroline Courtney”, “Lydia Hitchcock”, […]

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• Caroline | The Art of Literary Nomenclature says:

  September 1, 2015 at 8:13 am

  […] – Caroline Courtney (1946-2011), pen name of English romance author Penelope Halsall, who also published under the pen names “Annie Groves”, “Lydia Hitchcock”, […]

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  September 7, 2015 at 9:26 am

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  October 7, 2015 at 8:07 am

  […] Aylin, Daisy, Daphne, Dulce, Evelyn, Hazel, Jimena, June, Kendra, Kira, Lexie, Marilyn, Mila, Mina, Penelope, Perla, […]

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