"Penny" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɛni/
Rhymes: -ɛni Etymology: Diminutive + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Penny
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Penelope. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Penny-en-name-d92lnz3J Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /ˈpɛni/
Rhymes: -ɛni Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Penny
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Penny-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:
    An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
    Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Penny-en-name-T5L~2TkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 1 43 25 25
  3. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:
    An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
    Categories (place): Places in Kentucky, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Kentucky, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Penny-en-name-YeKme~H1
  4. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:
    A small community on the Fraser River in central British Columbia, Canada.
    Categories (place): Places in British Columbia, Places in Canada, Villages in British Columbia, Villages in Canada
    Sense id: en-Penny-en-name-K883xiUm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Pennie
Etymology number: 2

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