Glen

GLEN

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Average rank #1,842 across 5 of 7 countries

Meaning & origin

Scottish, English

Variant of Glenn, meaning "From a Scottish surname which was derived from Gaelic gleann "valley". A famous bearer of the surname is American astronaut John Glenn (1921-)."

Gaelic

[ From the] mountain dale.

How popular is Glen?

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆仴鬆伄鬆仹鬆伩 England & Wales

#3,684

in 2025

馃彺鬆仹鬆仮鬆伋鬆仯鬆伌鬆伩 Scotland

#495

in 2025

馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland

#676

in 2025

馃嚭馃嚫 USA

#2,026

in 2025

馃嚚馃嚘 Canada

#2,328

in 2024

Not in top rankings for: 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia, 馃嚦馃嚳 New Zealand

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