Glenn - Meaning of Glenn

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Glenn

[ 1 syll. glen(n), gl-e-nn ] The baby girl name Glenn is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being far more popular. It is pronounced GLehN †. Glenn has its origins in the Celtic language and it is used largely in English.

Glenn is a form of the English Glen.

Glenn is also a form of the English Glenna.

See also the related categories, english and celtic.

Glenn is uncommon as a baby girl name. In 1900, 0.006% of baby girls were named Glenn. It had a ranking of #842 then. The baby name has seen a drop in frequency since then, and is used only on a very modest scale now. Within all girl names in its family, Glenn was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2018. Glenn has mainly been a boy name in the last century. There were 31 times more boys than girls who were named Glenn in 1908.

Baby names that sound like Glenn include Glen, Gillien, Glaen, Glaene, Glain, Glaine, Glan, Glayn, Glayne, Glyn, Glynae, Glynn, Xileane, Xileen, Xilin, Xiline, Xilone, Gailine, Galeane, and Galiene.

† Pronunciation for Glenn: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

A famous person named Glenn is Actress, Glenn Close, born 19 March 1947, Greenwich, Connecticut.