Menu
Social

Penny name meaning

Last Name
10k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
Origin:
Gender:

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Penny mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Penny

User Submitted Origins

English
65%
Canadian
9%
Kikuyu
4%
Akan
4%
Aztec (Nahuatl)
4%
German
4%
Greek
4%
French
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from California, U.S., the name Penny is of English origin and means "1 cent coin".
  2. A user from Turkey says the name Penny means "One cent coin".
  3. A submission from Pennsylvania, U.S. says the name Penny means "Coin".
  4. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Penny is of Kikuyu origin and means "It is a penny".
  5. A user from West Virginia, U.S. says the name Penny is of Akan origin and means "Big/Older".
  6. A user from Virginia, U.S. says the name Penny means "Money".
  7. A user from Australia says the name Penny means "Richness and priority".
names by meaning.

Submit the origin and/or meaning of Penny to us below

International Interest
Also see international interest
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adjective Pen"ny
Denoting the weight in pounds for one thousand; -- used in combination, with respect to nails; as, ten penny nails, nails of which one thousand weight ten pounds.

Etymology: Perh. a corruption of pun, for pound

noun Pen*ny
Senses
  1. A former English coin, originally of copper, then of bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; -- usually indicated by the abbreviation d.the initial of denarius).
  2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver.
  3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny ."What penny hath Rome borne, What men provided, what munition sent?" [Shak.]
  4. [Script] See Denarius.

Note: ☞ “The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent . . . [and was] called penny, denarius, or denier.” R. S. Poole. The ancient silver penny was worth about three pence sterling (see Pennyweight). The old Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the English coin. In the United States the word penny is popularly used for cent.

Etymology: OE. peni, AS. penig pening pending; akin to D. penning, OHG. pfenning pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr; of uncertain origin
adjective Pen"ny
Worth or costing one penny; as, penny candy.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A coin worth one-hundredth of the value of the basic unit
    Synonyms: cent and centime
  2. A fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
Wiktionary

Diminutive +‎ -y.

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.
  2. A surname​.

Penny was also found in the following language(s): German

Tags:, , , , , , ,

Notable Persons Named Penny

Notable Persons Named Penny

Penny Marshall

Penny Marshall is an actress, director, and producer. She has been prominent since 1968. Penny was given the name Carole Penny Marshall on October 15th, 1943 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.

Popularity:
Penny Pax

Penny was born on February 18th, 1989.

Popularity:
Penny

Penny is a waitress, aspiring, student, pharmaceutical rep, and actor.

Popularity:
Penny Pritzker

Penny Pritzker is a 38th United States Secretary of Commerce. Penny was born on May 2nd, 1959 in Chicago.

Popularity:
Penny Lancaster-Stewart

Penny Lancaster-Stewart is a model. Penny was born on March 15th, 1971 in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

Popularity:
Penny Johnson Jerald

Penny Johnson Jerald is an actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 1983 to 1983. Penny was given the name Penny Johnson on March 14th, 1961 in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Popularity:
  • Penny Wong
    Senator for South Australia
  • Penny Singleton
  • Penny Lapsang Rimbaud
    Musician
  • Penny Ford
    Musician
  • Penny Arcade
    Performance Artist
  • Penny Fuller
    Actress
  • Penny Vital
    Actor
  • Penny Coomes
  • Penny Woolcock
    Screenwriter
  • Penny Siopis
  • Penny Priddy
    MLA for Surrey-Newton
  • Penny Hughes
  • Penny Wright
  • Penny Sharpe
    Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council

Notable Persons With the Last Name Penny

Notable Persons With the Last Name Penny

Penny

Penny is a waitress, aspiring, student, pharmaceutical rep, and actor.

Popularity:
Laurie Penny

Laurie Penny is a columnist, blogger, and author. Laurie was given the name Laura Barnett on September 28th, 1986 in Westminster, London, England, United Kingdom. Laurie is also known as Laura Barnett.

Popularity:
Louise Penny

Louise Penny is a mystery fiction novelist. She has been prominent since 2005. Louise was born on July 1st, 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Popularity:
Joe Penny

Joe Penny is an actor. Joe was given the name Joseph Edward Penny Jr. on June 24th, 1956 in London.

Popularity:
Sydney Penny

Sydney Penny is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1979. Sydney was given the name Sydney Margaret Penny on August 7th, 1971 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.

Popularity:
Brendan Penny

Brendan Penny is an actor. He was most prominent from 2003 to present. Brendan was given the name Brendan James Penny in Ottawa.

Popularity:

Common last names for Penny

Common first names for Penny

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Penny U.S.
█  White 71.89% 64.26%
█  African American 21.44% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.60% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.78% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.41% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.88% 16.26%

Of Last Name Penny

People with the last name Penny are most frequently White or African American

Entire United States

Fun Facts about the name Penny

  • What name lists does Penny rank for?
    #12Girl Names Unique to the Great Lakes
  • How Popular is the name Penny? Penny is the 659th most popular name of all time. As a last name Penny was the 3,485th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Penny have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 98,615 babies born with the first name Penny in the United States. That's more than enough people named Penny to occupy the territory of Jersey (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 97,857 (as of March 27, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Penny? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1882 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Penny first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Penny is Saturday, January 11th, 1873.
  • What year had the most people named Penny born? The highest recorded use of the first name Penny was in 1963 with a total of 5,127 babies. That's a lot of babies named Penny!
  • Random Penny Factoid: According to the 1957 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Penny ranks 65th in popularity as a baby girl's name in Indiana. Imagine that, 199 babies in Indiana have the same name in 1957.
  • Weird things about the name Penny: The name spelled backwards is Ynnep. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nepny. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Penny? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 10,249 people with the last name Penny.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Penny? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 3 of them will have Penny as their last name.
    • Penny name meaning

    Related Names by Origin

    Rank Name Gender
    378 Mckinleigh Girl
    2k Neymar Boy
    877k Sandra Girl
    140k Xavier Boy
    1.1m Jessica Girl
    33k Lyla Girl
    108k Jocelyn Girl
    358k Ruby Girl
    217 Neythan Boy
    260 Naviah Girl

    Related Names by Gender

    Rank Name Origin
    378 Mckinleigh English
    204 Zanai African American
    1k Vy Vietnamese
    427 Eldana Eritrea
    725 Danaya Filipino (Philippines)
    602 Kenza Arabic
    799 Liyana Arabic
    190 Zaia Greek
    520 Arsema Amharic
    625 Zyra Filipino (Philippines)
    Live-Fun.com is a free hosting service for porn videos. You can create your verified user account to upload porn videos to our website in several different formats. Every porn video you upload will be processed in up to 5 working days. You can also use our embed code to share our porn videos on other websites. On Live-Fun.com you’ll also find exclusive porn productions shot by ourselves. Surf around each of our categorized sex sections and choose your favorite one: amateur porn videos, anal, big ass, girlfriend, blonde, brunette, etc. https://live-fun.com/watch-video/blissful-interracial-3some-with-2-best-pals You will also find gay porn and transsexual porn videos in their corresponding sections on our website. Watching porn videos is completely free!
    This is the only porn site that you need to bookmark under "CTRL+D". 18Tube.tv brings you fresh porn videos every day, so you can easily come over and check new releases. We are a team of 18, so we work hard on our site and we hope you love it. Come over and join our family. Don't miss our most recent video - it's one of our favorite videos in the site: https://wwwAssistant.com/18Tube.tv/1w4-mhYh5y-LWVxUg9c8. 18tube.tv Thank you and have a great day!
    Xnxx.com is a website that provides free porn videos, and it has over 3,000 fresh videos all the time. It is updated every day, so you can always find new and updated videos. Big Ass Workout The quality of the videos on this site is amazing, and the action is always amazing to watch. If you want to see a crazy porn video every day, then this is the place to go to. The site also has a ton of content to explore, and you have the opportunity to get notifications for every new video, which is great. If you like watching porn, this is a must-visit website.