Glennen

Glennen Meaning & Origin

About Glennen
The surname Glennen is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Gleanáin," meaning "descendant of Gleanán." The name Gleanán is believed to be derived from the word "glean," which means "clean" or "pure." Therefore, the surname Glennen likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who was considered pure or clean.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Glennen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Glennen: 116
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 143,149
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Glennen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Glennen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLNN
🗽 NYSIIS
GA
🔊 Soundex
G40505
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
G L EH1 N AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/glennen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLNN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G455

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Glennen in Braille

Here's how to represent Glennen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Glennen in braille

How to sign the name Glennen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Glennen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Glennen in sign language

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