Glenna

Glenna: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “from the valley”
Origin: Scottish Gaelic
Say it: GLEN-uh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Glenn or Glen, from a Gaelic word for a valley. The spelling Glenna is mainly used in English-speaking contexts.

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How popular is Glenna?

20240 per million US babies

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Babies named Glenna in 20240

Peak year1931

Total US babies since 188025,622

Glenna was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Glenna

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Glennvalley · Scottish Gaelic
Glenvalley · Scottish Gaelic
Glynnvalley · Welsh
Paisleychurch · Scottish Gaelic
ElsieGod is my oath · Scottish Gaelic
Lennoxelm grove · Scottish Gaelic
Mackenzieson of Coinneach · Scottish Gaelic
Blairplain; field · Scottish Gaelic

Glenna questions

What does the name Glenna mean?

Glenna means "from the valley". It comes from Scottish Gaelic. Feminine form of Glenn or Glen, from a Gaelic word for a valley. The spelling Glenna is mainly used in English-speaking contexts.

Is Glenna a boy or girl name?

Glenna is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Glenna?

Glenna was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1931.

How do you pronounce Glenna?

Glenna is usually pronounced GLEN-uh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.