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How to pronounce Penelope How to pronounce Penelope?

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Pronunciation of Penelope

Here is how Penelope is pronounced

PEN-"L"-OH-PEE

Origin: Greek
Means: Duck
Gender: Female


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Pronunciation of Penelope

Here is how Penelope is pronounced

p eh n - eh l - oh - p ee
  • p sounds like the 'p' in pet
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • oh sounds like the 'o' in so
  • ee sounds like the 'ee' in see


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Pronunciation of Penelope in the US

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Pronunciation of Penelope in Eastern United Sates

In Eastern United Sates, Penelope is primarily classified as a female first name. It is pronounced as

'pen'-'NELL'-uh-'pee'

"In Homer's legend of the Odyssey, Penelope the faithful wife of Odysseus was a weaver, weaving her design for a shroud by day, but unravelling it again at night, to keep her suitors from claiming her during the long years while Odysseus was away. Penelope has a high lineage that melds human and divine."

Type of Name: First Name
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Pēnelopē (Πηνελόπη) Is Usually Understood To Combine The Greek Word Pēnē (πήνη), "weft", And ōps (ὤψ), "face", Which Is Considered The Most Appropriate For A Cunning Weaver Whose M


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Pronunciation of Penelope in Greece

The Greek pronunciation of Penelope, specifically in Athens, Greece, is    with the empahasis on 'peenehlohpee'

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peenehlohpee 
  • p sounds like the 'p' in pet
  • ee sounds like the 'ee' in see
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • oh sounds like the 'o' in so

Origin: Greek


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Pronunciation of Penelope in Brazil

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Pronunciation of Penelope in Eastern United Sates

In Eastern United Sates, Penelope is primarily classified as a female first name. It is pronounced as

p eh n - EH L - uh - pee
  • p sounds like the 'p' in pet
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • uh sounds like the 'u' in up

"In Homer's legend of the Odyssey, Penelope the faithful wife of Odysseus was a weaver, weaving her design for a shroud by day, but unravelling it again at night, to keep her suitors from claiming her during the long years while Odysseus was away. Penelope has a high lineage that melds human and divine."

Type of Name: First Name
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
Meaning: Pēnelopē (Πηνελόπη) Is Usually Understood To Combine The Greek Word Pēnē (πήνη), "weft", And ōps (ὤψ), "face", Which Is Considered The Most Appropriate For A Cunning Weaver Whose M


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Pronunciation of Penelope

Here is how Penelope is pronounced

P EH N EE L OH P EE
  • p sounds like the 'p' in pet
  • eh sounds like the 'e' in pet
  • n sounds like the 'n' in no
  • ee sounds like the 'ee' in see
  • l sounds like the 'l' in let
  • oh sounds like the 'o' in so


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Pronunciation of Penelope

Here is how Penelope is pronounced

p-ee-ne-lope


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Pronunciation of Penelope

Here is how Penelope is pronounced

PeH-nee-loP


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