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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.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Penn
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Penn

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