♀ Name Pénélope

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Where does the name Pénélope come from?

Pénélope is a French form of Penelope and is a name from Greek Mythology. She was the mother of Telemachus and the wife of Odysseus. Pénélope was known for her fidelity, because she delayed all suitors by telling them that she first had to weave a shroud for her father-in-law Laertes.

What does the name Pénélope mean?

Pénélope presumably means “weaver” (from ancient Greek “pḗnē/πήνη” = thread/weft + “lépein/λέπειν” = to peel/ to tear off or “óps/ὄψ” = eye/face). Besides, the ancient Greek word “pēnélops/πηνέλοψ” is a term for a type of duck, the “Eurasian wigeon”.

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