Penelope (given name)
Penelope ( Greek Πηνελοπεῖα ) is a female first name, derived from the name of the wife of Odysseus in Greek mythology. The name is supposedly composed of the Greek words πήνη ( Pene = tissue) and λέπειν ( lépein = tear, peel off ).
Famous names winners
- Penelope Cruz ( born 1974 ), Spanish actress
- Penelope Farmer ( born 1939 ), British writer
- Penelope Fitzgerald (1916-2000), British novelist, in 1979 awarded the Booker Prize
- Penelope Heyns ( born 1974 ), South African swimmer
- Penelope Houston (born 1958 ), American singer
- Penelope Lively ( born 1933), British writer
- Penelope Milford ( b. 1948 ), American actress
- Penelope Ann Miller (born 1964 ), American actress
- Penelope Pitou ( born 1938 ), American alpine skier
- Penelope Spheeris ( born 1945 ), American filmmakers
- Penelope Thorn ( born 1957 ), British opera singer
- Penelope Wallace (1923-1997), British mystery writer