PENN  

Gender: M
Origin: Occupational name indicating a writer; or English
Meaning: "enclosure"

This simple, elegant name offers something for many kinds of parents, from writers and history buffs to photographers to Pennsylvania dwellers. Most famous bearers are comedian Penn Jillette and Gossip Girl hottie Penn Badgley. Long obscure, it seems destined for greater usage.

Nicknames & Variations:
Penna, Pennie, Penney, Pen, Penny, Pen, Penna, Penney, Pennie, Penny

Penn is being discussed in our message boards:

• Names without nicknames
• Sometimes Celebrity Names Break ALL the Rules!
• Picky Hubby!
• The Happiest Names on Earth
• What Penn Jillette says about his daughter's name:

Read Nameberry blog posts about Penn:

• THE LOST LETTER "P": Whatever happenned to Peter, Paul and Paula?
• THE BABY WITH NO NAME
• MIDDLE NAMES: THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX
• TWITTY MILK HOAX! Real Name: Mars Merkaba