The word Penguin may derive from the Welsh words pen (head) and gwyn (white) This name was originally applied to the great auk of the North Atlantic (now extinct). In the narrative of Hakluyt's voyages, Ingram (probably writing in about 1582) remarked that this 'seemeth to be a Welsh name', and Celtic scholars have been very happy to accept this explanation (pen gwyn meaning 'white head' in Welsh), ascribing the name to Welsh (or Cornish or Breton) sailors. However, the great auk in fact only had a white spot in front of each eye; and it seems odd that English-speaking sailors should pick up a word from Welsh (or Cornish or Breton). (The great auk's other English name, garefowl, is from Norse, a language much more associated with North Atlantic seafarers.) The name 'penguin' was first reliably reported from Newfoundland in a letter of 1578, also given in the account of Hakluyt's voyages; but in Newfoundland the name is said usually to have been pronounced 'pin-wing'. This accords with another theory, that the bird was originally called the 'pin-wing', with reference to its curiously rudimentary wings. It would also explain why, as early as 1588, the term was being applied also to the southern birds which we know as 'penguins' today, and which also have rudimentary wings (but not white heads). However, there is not much hard evidence in support of this theory either. A third suggestion, that the Latin word pinguis'fat' is somehow involved, seems implausible on linguistic grounds, though it may have influenced the spelling of the auk's Latin name, Pinguinus.
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A penguin is a penguin. There is no other name for a penguin. If you are talking about The Penguin in Batman then his real name is Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot. If you are talking about penguin's in general then there is no other name as said above.
The scientific name for the emperor penguin is Aptenodytes forsteri.
The Chinstrap Penguin gets its name from the black mark on its face, that looks like a helmet strap.
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Magellanic Penguin Spheniscus magellanicusNote that there are 4 species in the genus Spheniscus
A penguin is a penguin. There is no other name for a penguin. If you are talking about The Penguin in Batman then his real name is Oswald Chesterfield Cobblepot. If you are talking about penguin's in general then there is no other name as said above.
My penguin name is Pinkying. My penguin name is Minidude227.
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The Scientific name for a penguin is: Aptenodytes foresti.
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You can not delete your penguin name. If you think your penguin name might be reported or you do not like your penguin name then start a new clubpenguin account
The scientific name for Emperor Penguin is Aptenodytes forsteri.
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