nickname for Penelope

agavriel · January 2009

So Penelope is a family name, and I really love it, but no one is going to call a little girl Penelope. So what are suggestions for nicknames? I HATE Penny. Ive heard of Nelle or Nelly... which is OK. I actually read of someone using Elle or Ellie (Pen-EL-o-pee), hence Elle. I actually really like this. What do you all think? Is Elle to far-fetched for a nickname of Penelope?

userdeleted · January 2009

I think that works well

baby_mama88 · January 2009

P-funk! It sounds weird but its cute!

jonnylove · January 2009

When we were considering Penelope as a choice, I thought of the following:

Elle, Ellie, Penn, or Poppy...it's a great name with lots of options.

We decided to go with Elle Marie as our girl name, but I still love Penelope.

agavriel · January 2009

I like Poppy too... well I'm mixed on it. We're Greek, and Poppy is a common nn for Penelope in Greek, which I like it when said in Greek... but not necessarily when said in English. Does that make sense?

karen42779 · January 2009

Elle or Ellie. They both work!

kaylenpar1 · January 2009

Penny.

DiscusCoach · January 2009

My full name is long like that and most people use the whole thing. I like Ellie. That works well and is cute.

Sxia · January 2009

Um, why would no one call a little girl Penelope?

*JCsGirl* · January 2009

Penelope is our 1st choice for a girls name. We will call her Penelope most of the time. If we want to use a shorter version we will call her Poppy, Pen, or Polly. Elle is also a great nn for Penelope but I won't be using it because it's so common here.

BTW, I think most people will call her by her full name if you do. I know a 3 year old Penelope and everyone calls her by her full name.

ShanLeAnn · January 2009

Elle is cute, I also really like Pen- but am guessing you won't if you're against Penny (which I also adore)

anna7602 · January 2009

I don't see why no one would call a little girl Penelope. I'm not a fan of trying to find a nn just to make things "easier" for people. It's a well-known enough name that people aren't going to stumble over it.

Somethingclever25 · January 2009

this is my friends bar alliace name.....ie: the name she uses instead of her own when she doesnt want to give out her name and number to random guys. I just love it......we call her Pep. I realize its not her real name but i think its super cute.

epona3 · January 2009

After seeing the movie "Penelope" I love that name. I think you could call her Penelope w/out a nn if you wanted. My sister is Danielle, and almost no one ever calls her Dani. My mom didn't like that nn, so we always called her Danielle. And if she really wants a nn, she'll probably experiment in middle school/high school and decide herself (I see a lot of kids do this - sometimes it sticks, sometimes it doesn't!)

I do like the nn Poppy, and Pep is cute, too (even if it's not a "real" name lol!)