Fantasy OC - PC Names - Female

Name of the winning young heroine of Toni Morrison's first novel, The Bluest Eye.

Penelope is an unlikely 21st century baby name success story. Off the Top 1000 for 25 years, Penelope jumped back on in 2001 and has been heading uphill ever since, propelled by the trend for mythological names, Spanish actress Penelope Cruz, and some high-profile celebrity babies.

A jewel-encrusted choice, far more unusual than Pearl.

An interesting figure from Greek mythology -- an Amazon queen who fought for Troy in the Trojan War -- but no figure could be interesting enough to make that five-syllable mouthful usable today. Stick with Penelope or, if that's too popular for your taste, try Thessaly.

One of the least appealing of the ella-ending names, especially if you check pernicious in the dictionary.

Persephone is the esoteric name of the Greek mythological daughter of Zeus by Demeter, the queen of the harvest. After she was kidnapped by Hades to be Queen of the Underworld, it was decreed by Zeus that she would spend six months of the year with her mother, allowing crops to grow, and six in mourning, thus accounting for the seasons.

Somewhat awkward feminization of Peter. Try Petra, Petronia, or Petronilla, an early saint's name.

Petronelle and sisters Petronella and Petronel are all relatives of Petra, a feminization of Peter. They are old names, but extremely rare.

Petronilla is an ancient saint's name that relates to the Roman family name Petronius, thought to mean yokel, though some connect it with Petra or Peter, meaning stone. With the resurgence of so many ancient Roman names, the elaborate and pretty Petronilla or its French form Petronille seem more usable these days than they have in centuries.

Swinging London songbird Petula Clark claims that this name was her father's invention; in any case it hasn't seen much copycat usage.

Cross between Petula and Petunia that surfaced briefly as a sixties British movie title.