About Pennington
The name "Pennington" is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "penning" meaning "penny" and "tun" meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." Therefore, the name "Pennington" can be interpreted to mean "enclosure or settlement where pennies are used." It is likely that the name originally referred to a place where coins were minted or a location associated with monetary transactions. Over time, "Pennington" became a surname and is now used as a family name.
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Pennington is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 40.00% and females 60.00%, based on recent birth statistics.
The popularity of the name has increased by 20% over the past year.
Here's how to represent Pennington in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Pennington using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.