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.

Nicknames & Variations:
Glen

Glenn is being discussed in our message boards:

• Build a sibling set together!
• Scottish boys' names?
• A long names list :)
• Drop two, add one (boys)
• Surname for firstname?

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!