I'm trying to understand the etymology of the name "
Penny." I have always understood it to come from
Penelope, and that makes sense to me, even if I don't understand the morphology.
HOWEVER, I've seen a number of references that indicate
Penny is a nickname for
Elizabeth (as if
Elizabeth doesn't have enough nicknames, it's worse that
Robert).
So I'm trying to understand how
Penny moved from
Penelope to
Elizabeth; or how it spontaneously popped out of
Elizabeth.
A real stumper, to be sure!
Thanks in advance for any help!
Peter
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