# Penelope

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pɪˈnɛləpi/ · frequency rank #19,161

## Definitions
1. The faithful wife of Odysseus.
2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
3. A town in Texas.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek Πηνελόπη (Pēnelópē), possibly from πηνέλοψ (pēnélops, “duck”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`epnelope`, `peenlope`, `penellope`, `peneloep`, `peneloppe`, `penelpoe`, `peneolpe`, `penleope`, `pennelope`, `pneelope`, `ppenelope`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/penelope