Penny
August 10, 2014 § 5 Comments
ORIGIN:
Diminutive of “Penelope“, meaning “weaver”. Could also simply refer to the small coin. Although, if you think about it, it’s a little odd to name someone after money. But, I suppose, people do, nevertheless . . .
VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Pen, Pene, Penelope, Penney, Pennie, etc.
REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Cousin Penny (Penelope) Carey, a quiet old lady who loves children, in “Little Button-Rose”, from A Garland for Girls, by Louisa May Alcott, 1887.
WRITERS:
– Penny Jordan (1946-2011), pen name of English romance author Penelope Halsall, who also published under the pen names “Annie Groves”, “Caroline Courtney”, “Lydia Hitchcock”, and “Melinda Wright”.
The Art of Literary Nomenclature 
[…] IN LITERATURE: – Penelope (called “Penny“) Carey, a quiet old lady who loves children, in “Little Button-Rose”, from A Garland […]
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[…] Leona, Lola, Lucy, Mabel, Mae, Margaret, Margot, Marjorie, Maude, Mercy, Millie, Olive, Pearl, Penny, Rosemary, Rosie, Ruby, Ruth / Ruthie, Sadie, Selma, Thelma, Veda, Vera, and […]
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[…] Groves”, “Caroline Courtney”, “Melinda Wright”, and “Penny Jordan”. – Lydia Jannsen (1843-1886), Estonian poet who published under the pen name […]
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[…] under the pen names “Caroline Courtney”, “Lydia Hitchcock”, “Melinda Wright”, and “Penny Jordan”. – Annie Fellows Johnston (1863-1931), American children’s book author. […]
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[…] under the pen names “Annie Groves”, “Lydia Hitchcock”, “Melinda Wright”, and “Penny […]
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