Given name

Penelia

Penelia is used as a given name.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Penelia is a variant of Penelope. A possible origin is Greek, although the derivation remains uncertain.

Explained through its name family

The story

Penelia is a variant of Penelope. The history of Penelope gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Penelope is associated with the faithful wife of Odysseus.

Explained through its name family

Penelia’s family of names

Penelia has a related form in Penelope.

Walk Penelia’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Similar names

If you love Penelia, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Greek · Mythological

Pelopia

No U.S. birth series

>99% girls

Mythological

Pomonia

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Pamonia

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Pelopea

No U.S. birth series

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Mythological

Pelopeah

No U.S. birth series

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Latin · Mythological

Egeria

“lacking”

No U.S. birth series

3% boys · 97% girls

Mythological

Eponia

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Penelia’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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