Glen - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Glen \g-len\ is pronounced glen. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and its meaning is "glen". Place name. A glen is a narrow valley between hills. As a surname, Glen would refer to an ancestor who lived in such a valley. Singer Glen Campbell; band leader Glenn Miller; pianist Glenn Gould; hockey player Glen Murray.

Glen has 13 variant forms: Gleann, Glendale, Glendon, Glendyn, Glenn, Glennard, Glennie, Glennon, Glenny, Glin, Glinn, Glyn and Glynn.

Baby names that sound like Glen are Galen, Cleon, Kleon, Gaylen, Galyn, Galin, Galeno, Galan, Gillen, Gilean, Gilon, Kalen, Klein and Kylen.

Glen is a very popular male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Glen. Click here to compare Glen with related baby names.