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♂ Glenn (boy)
What does Glenn mean?
Glenn 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less regularly as girls' name Glenn) has the meaning "glen". Glenn is an alternate form of Glen (Irish, Gaelic): place name from Gaelic gleann.
Variations
VARIANTS Glynn, Glyn, Glinn, Glin, Gleann
RELATED FORMS VIA GLEN Glendon, Glendyn, Glennard, Glennie, Glennon, Glenny
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Gleyn, ..
(female) Gleny, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Glenn Wilson (G.W.), ..
How popular is Glenn?
Glenn is a very prominent first name for men (#117 out of 1220, Top 10%) and also a very prominent surname for all people (#627 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Glenn reached its apex position of #68 in the U.S. in the 1950s, and is at #1230 currently. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Glen (#1893 VIA LATEST LIST), Glendon, Glennon, Glyn and Glynn are the prominent alternative forms of Glenn (#1230) rated in the Top 2000. Other variants, like Glennard, are seldom used. Usage of these relations of Glenn reached its peak 68 years ago (AVERAGE #881) and is now significantly less, with versions like Glenn becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Alann, Arlenn, Benn, Brenn, Fenn, Flann, Flinn, Flynn▲, Galen▼, Galeno, Gene▼, Geno, Gilean, Glenden, Glendin (see Glendon), Glenton, Guinn, Gunn, Gwinn, Gwynn, Jalenn, Kenn, Lenn and Penn. These names tend to be less commonly used than Glenn.
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