Glenna - Meaning of Glenna

What does Glenna mean?

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[ 2 syll. glen-na, gl-e-nna ] The baby girl name Glenna is pronounced GLEHNNaa- †. Glenna's language of origin is Celtic and it is predominantly used in English. The meaning of Glenna is 'from the valley'. It is derived from the word gleann with the meaning 'valley'. Glenna is the feminine version of the English, Irish, and Scottish Glenn.

The name Glenna is widely used; it has 29 forms that are used in English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Ghleanna, Gleana, Glen, Gleneen, Glenene, Glenesha, Glenice, Glenina, Glenine, Glenisha, Glenn, Glenne, Glenneen, Glennene, Glennesha, Glennetta, Glennette, Glenni, Glennie, Glennine, Glennisha, Glenora, Gleny, Glyn, Glynn, and Glynna. Another English form is the spelling variant Glena. Forms used in foreign languages include the Welsh Glenda and the Welsh Glynnis.

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Glenna is a rare baby girl name. At the modest peak of its usage in 1931, 0.051% of baby girls were named Glenna. It was #256 in rank then. The baby name has suffered a steep drop in frequency since then, and is currently used only on a very light scale. Out of all girl names in its family, Glenna was nevertheless the most frequently used in 2018.

Baby names that sound like Glenna include Gailine, Galeane, Galiene, Galine, Gallin, Galline, Gallyn, Galyenne, Galyn, Galyne, Gaylen, Gaylin, Gayline, Gaylyn, Gaylynn, Gilliane, Gillianne, Gillyane, Gillyanne, and Glenene.

† Pronunciation for Glenna: G as in "grin (G.R.IH.N)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)"