Pénélope

Meaning & origin

Pénélope is a girl's name of French origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Weaver, the French form of Penelope, from Greek, a name bound to the faithful wife of Odysseus who wove and unwove her web for years to hold off suitors. It has become an emblem of patience, cunning, and unwavering loyalty, the devotion that waits and endures." and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.

Beyond its Christian heritage, Pénélope is also used in Atheist traditions, reflecting how this name has traveled across cultures.

Common among French, European families, Pénélope carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Pénélope

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Pénélope resonates in either tradition.

How Pénélope sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Pénélope breaks down into 6 phonemes: /P-N-L-AA-P-EH/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Pénélope — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Pénélope

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Pénélope maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.