Penny

See also: penny

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛni/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛni

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English Pen(elope)

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English Penny

From Pen(elope) + -y.

Proper noun

Penny

1. A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Alternative forms

• Pennie

Proper noun

Penny

1. A surname.
   • 1922, Musical News and Herald, volumes 62-63, page 780:

     Max Cross cut a fine figure as the Colonel, Percy Penny was a somewhat unducal Duke, while Edgar McHale gave a particularly good rendering of the Major.

   • 2025 June 26, Peter D'Abrosca, “Austin Metcalf’s accused killer Karmelo Anthony needs support fighting ‘white supremacy’ after murder indictment: spox”, in New York Post‎^[1]:

     “Because these racist bigots try to prevent us from standing up for our baby, our boy, he should be afforded the same rights that Kyle Rittenhouse had, Daniel Penny and all the people who have claimed whatever their defense was – he should be afforded the same right,” Alexander said later in the press conference.

2. A place name, presumably all taken from the surname:
   1. An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States.
   2. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.
   3. A small community on the Fraser River in central British Columbia, Canada.

Anagrams

• Pynne

German

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “English penny?”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Penny m (strong, genitive Pennys, plural Pence)

1. penny

Declension

Declension of Penny [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Penny	die	Pence
genitive	eines	des	Pennys	der	Pence
dative	einem	dem	Penny	den	Pencen
accusative	einen	den	Penny	die	Pence

Further reading

• “Penny”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[2] (in German)
• “Penny” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Penny” in Duden online
• Penny on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de