Definition of "Penny"

Penny¹

/ˈpɛni/

proper noun
1. A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.

Penny²

/ˈpɛni/

proper noun
1. A surname.
  Quotations
  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.
  1922, Musical News and Herald, volumes 62-63, page 780
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.