Penny
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Origin of the name Penny:
Originally a pet form of Penelope, Penny is also bestowed as an independent given name. Its use in the U.S. is reinforced by the word penny, which refers to the one-cent coin.
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Penny is the name of my beloved dog. Penny Lane is her full name.
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Penny Marshall, actress, director and producer
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"Penny & Me", a song by Hanson
Penny, character on the television show The Big Bang Theory
Penny, character in Joss Whedon's web musical Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog
Penny, the brains behind the cartoon series Inspector Gadget.
Penny Widmore on the series LOST
Penny, the female lead character in the film "Bolt"
Penny Robinson in Lost in Space
Penny, a claymation character on Pee-Wee's Playhouse
Penny Lane, a Beatles song
Penny Lane, the Kate Hudson character on Almost Famous.
Penny Lynne Scavo, a character from the television series 'Desperate Housewives'.
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