"Penelope" meaning in English

See Penelope in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pɪˈnɛləpi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Penelope.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη (Pēnelópē), possibly from πηνέλοψ (pēnélops, “duck”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|Πηνελόπη}} Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη (Pēnelópē), {{m|grc|πηνέλοψ||duck}} πηνέλοψ (pēnélops, “duck”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Penelope
  1. (Greek mythology) The faithful wife of Odysseus. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (wife of Odysseus): Πηνελόπη (Pēnelópē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), 佩涅洛佩 (Pèinièluòpèi) (Chinese Mandarin), 潘妮洛碧 (Pānníluòbì) (Chinese Mandarin), Pénélope (French), Penelope [feminine] (German), Πηνελόπη (Pinelópi) [feminine] (Greek), פנלופה [feminine] (Hebrew), Penelope [feminine] (Italian), 페넬로페 (Penellope) (Korean), Penelopa [feminine] (Polish), Penélope [feminine] (Portuguese), Penélope [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Penelope-en-name-WDwfli8G Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'wife of Odysseus': 91 9 0
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): Pénélope (French), Penélope [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Penelope-en-name-G1A8salx Disambiguation of 'female given name': 2 98 1
  3. A town in Texas. Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Texas, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Penelope-en-name-4RVVIRHA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 39 51 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 17 33 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: penelopize, Pen, Penny

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Penelope meaning in English (6.7kB)

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