Penn - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Penn \p(e)-nn\ is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "enclosure; hill". Probably an occupational name referring to a person who lived or worked around a sheep pen. In the US, use is due to admiration for the Quaker leader William Penn (18th century). The son of an influential English family, he forsook the comforts of a genteel life to found Pennsylvania (in Latin, "Penn's woods"), a haven of true religious tolerance.

Penn has 1 variant form: Pen.

Baby names that sound like Penn are Benn, Ben, Benny, Benne, Benno, Pino and Pain.

Penn is a very rare 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 Penn. Click here to compare Penn with related baby names.