Given name

Penninah

“resembling a precious stone”

Penninah is used as a given name. One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a precious stone.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Hebrew interpretation is “resembling a precious stone.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Hebrew.

Penninah’s family of names

Penninah has a related form in Penina. Penninah has a related form in Peninah. Penninah has a related form in Penine.

Walk Penninah’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 7

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

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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“restraint”

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“he keeps back” · “he withholds”

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Hebrew

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ʻEwa is a feminine given name from Hebrew. It is used in Hawaiian.

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

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