GLENN  

Gender: F
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: "a narrow valley"

While actress Glenn Close didn't inspire many parents to give their daughters her name in particular, she did help launch a general trend toward boys' names for girls.

Variations:
Glen

Glenn is being discussed in our message boards:

• Please help me!
• HELP!
• Seniors from 1962 yearbook
• Need a Cool First Name
• Too Girly?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Glenn:

• CONFESSIONS OF A SECRET NAME NERD
• 70'S BABY NAMES: Beyond Tiffany & Todd
• UNISEX NAMES: What's Hot, What's Not
• THE FOUR-GENERATION RULE
• CAREFUL, KAL-EL; WATCH OUT WHIZDOM!