Where is Penelope from?

My guess is...

Dominican Republic

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24%

Greece

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17%

South Africa

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12%

I'm 98% certain Penelope is Female.

According to a dataset of 3686, the average Penelope is around 55 years old.


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Learn about the name Penelope

Meaning of the name Penelope

Probably derived from Greek πηνέλοψ (penelops), a type of duck. Alternatively it could be from πήνη (pene) meaning "threads, weft" and ὄψ (ops) meaning "face, eye". In Homer's epic the Odyssey this is the name of the wife of Odysseus, forced to fend off suitors while her husband is away fighting at Troy. It has occasionally been used as an English given name since the 16th century.

Characteristics of the name Penelope

OriginsEnglish, Greek Mythology
PronouncedPEH-NEH-LO-PEH(Classical Greek)
GenderFeminine
Traitsnatural, complex, refined, serious, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome

How do we know this about Penelope

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.