Glenn (name)

Glenn
Pronunciation/ˈɡlɛn/
GenderMale (rarely female)
Origin
MeaningValley
Region of originScottish/Gaelic
Other names
Related namesGlen, Glyn

Glenn is a given name and a surname.

Name

The surname Glenn is derived from the Irish name gleann. In the 19th century, Glenn also became common as a given name in English speaking cultures.

In Sweden, Glenn is relatively common first name in the western parts of the country but especially Gothenburg, originally due to a large and influential population of emigrated Scotsmen, especially in the city's early centuries. The name was very prevalent in the local football team IFK Göteborg which in the early 1980s had no fewer than four players named Glenn, including Glenn Hysén and Glenn Strömberg.

Given name

Glenn may refer to:

In music

In other fields

  • Glenn Beck (born 1964), American talk-radio and television host
  • Glenn Close (born 1947), American actress
  • Glenn Corbett (1930–1993), American actor
  • Glenn Cox (1931-2012), American baseball player
  • Glenn Flear (born 1959), British chess player
  • Glenn Ford (1916–2006), American actor
  • Glenn Glass (born 1940), American football player
  • Glenn Greenwald (born 1967), American author and blogger
  • Glenn Hoddle (born 1957), English footballer
  • Glenn Howerton (born 1976), American actor, producer and screenwriter
  • Glenn Hysén (born 1959), Swedish football player
  • Glenn Jacobs (born 1967), American professional wrestler known as "Kane"
  • Glenn Johnson (born 1984), English footballer
  • Glenn Makin (born 1952)(American, Golf News Publisher)

Glenn L. Martin (born 1886), aviation pioneer

Fictional characters

Surname

Fictional characters

  • George Glenn, fictional character from the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam SEED
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