Penelope

Penelope is a girl name of Greek origin, ranked #16 in popularity, meaning Weaver; faithful.

What Penelope means

Weaver; faithful.

Penelope sits at 8 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room. Its 4 vowels give it a flowing rhythm.

Where Penelope comes from

Greek names often reach back to mythology, philosophy, or the early Church. They tend to be transparently meaningful in the original: many are compounds you can still take apart into their two halves.

Penelope is recorded as Greek in origin. Browse other Greek names.

How popular is Penelope?

Penelope is ranked #16, firmly inside the top twenty-five. It is familiar without being unavoidable: widely known, easy to spell, and still not on every register.

The character of Penelope

We group Penelope under the long-established classics. If that is the quality drawing you to it, the theme link below collects every other name we hold in the same group.

Themes: Classic

Names like Penelope

These share Penelope's themes, origin, or both — closest first.

• Cora — Maiden.
• Margaret — Pearl.
• Pandora — All-gifted.
• Philippa — Lover of horses.
• Sophia — Wisdom.
• Agnes — Pure and holy.
• Ariadne — Most holy and pure.
• Catherine — Pure.
• Dorothy — Gift of God.
• Helen — Light; a torch.
• Helena — Bright, shining light.
• Hermione — Messenger; of the earth.

More Greek names

• Pelagia — Of the open sea.
• Persephone — Goddess of spring; bringer of life.
• Pandora — All-gifted.
• Perseus — Destroyer; heroic slayer.
• Orpheus — Beautiful voice.
• Peter — Rock; stone.
• Orion — The hunter; a brilliant constellation.
• Phaedra — Bright and radiant.
• Ophelia — Help; serene wisdom.
• Philippa — Lover of horses.