Penda is a feminine given name of Senegalese origin. In the European Early Middle Ages, it was also a masculine name used in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms.
People
- Penda of Mercia (died 655), a 7th-century king
- Penda Hair, American civil rights lawyer
- Penda Ly (born 1991), Senegalese beauty pageant titleholder
- Penda Mbow (born 1955), Senegalese politician, historian, and activist
- Penda Sy (born 1984), French-Senegalese basketball player
References
- Koch, John T. (2006). Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO. p. 60. ISBN 1851094407.
See also
- Pænda (born 1989), Austrian singer
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