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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peninnah --- "Her name may derive from פְּנִינָּה‎ (pəninā), meaning "pearl""
Peninnah Schram is a Jewish writer and storyteller, best known for her retellings of Jewish legends and folktales.
Much nicer than Hannah! Prefer it pronounced Puh-neen-uh, not the way listed. Penina looks pretty too.
If someone has that name but you cannot pronounce it correctly, ask that person if you can call her Penny?
The IPA pronunciation is /pɨ.ˈnɪn.ə/ or /pɪ.ˈnɪn.ə/. [noted -ed]
You take away nnah and add s...
I can’t pronounce this, otherwise it looks interesting.
It is pronounced pa-nee-nah.
Very unique and unheard of.
It means "pearl" in Hebrew.
The name does not mean just 'gem', but it is Hebrew for a pearl.
Other forms are Penina and Pnina, both much more common than Peninnah. In Hebrew, it's pronounced p'NEE-na, with a very short space between the P and the N.
A famous bearer of the name Pnina (a more common variant form in Israel) is Pnina Tornai, a wedding dress designer. She specializes in over-the-top, glitzy, luxury gowns and is featured on the TLC show "Say Yes to the Dress."
A wonderful alternative to Penelope, I think.
The meaning of the name (word) PENINNAH in Hebrew is a pearl, and that's why Pearl in the translation of the name in English, and Pearla in Spanish.
This name is pronounced pnee-nah in Hebrew.

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