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♀ Glen (girl)
What does Glen mean?
Glen 
as a girls' name (also used more widely as boys' name Glen) is a Welsh name, and Glen means "glen; pure, holy". Glen is a variant form of Glenna (Irish, Gaelic): modern feminine of Glen. Glen is also a form of Glenys (Welsh): from glān. See also Glenda
STARTS WITH Gl-
ASSOCIATED WITH pure (virgin)
Variations
VARIANTS Glynn, Glyn, Glenne, Glenn
OTHER FORMS VIA GLENNA, GLENYS Gleana, Glenda▼, Gleneen, Glenene, Glenice, Glenine, Glenis, Glennie, Glennis, Glennys
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Glen Lilianna (G.L.), ..
How popular is Glen?
Glen is an uncommonly occurring first name for females but a very prominent surname for both adults and children (#11070 out of 150436, Top 7%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Glen entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its peak rank of #1294 in the U.S. then, but is not ranked at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Glenda, Glenice, Glenn, Glenna, Glennie and Glennis are the prominent variation forms of Glen. Other variants, like Gleana, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Glen was common in the 1940s (ADOPTION OF 0.3%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Aden, Aleen, Aren, Arlen, Aven, Belen▲, Bren, Calen, Eden▲, Eleen, Elen, Ellen▼, Gae, Gaea, Gael, Gale▼, Galea, Galen, Galena, Gaylen (see Gayle), Geena, Gem, Gena▼, Gene▼, Glad, Glaw, Glesni, Gwen, Gwenn, Gwin, Gwyn, Helen▼, Ileen, Iren, Jen, Kalen, Kylen, Nolen, Oleen, Olwen, Pen, Ryen, Valen and Wren▲. These names tend to be more frequently used than Glen.
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