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Glenn

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Gender Masculine
Usage Scottish, English
Pronounced Pron. GLEHN(English)
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Meaning & History

From a Scottish surname that was derived from Gaelic gleann "valley". A famous bearer of the surname was American astronaut John Glenn (1921-2016).

Related Names

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Feminine FormsGlenna(Scottish) Glenda, Glenna(English)

Popularity

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Last ranked #99 in 1986 Australia (NSW)
Last ranked #85 in 1999 Belgium
Last ranked #84 in 1970 Canada (BC)
Last ranked #369 in 1998 England and Wales
Last ranked #481 in 1991 France
Last ranked #483 in 2016 Netherlands
Last ranked #100 in 1983 New Zealand
Last ranked #72 in 1991 Norway
Last ranked #864 in 2008 (m) #971 in 1908 (f) United States

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classic   mature   natural   wholesome   strong   refined   simple   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

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France: September 11
Sweden: April 22

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actresses, athletes, Chrono characters, currently out of the US top 1000, Family Guy characters, Fire Emblem characters, landforms, Marvel characters, musicians, nature, Quantico characters, scientists, surnames, The Great British Bake Off contestants, The Walking Dead game characters, unisex, Will and Grace characters
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Entry updated June 13, 2019
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