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Meaning

The name Glenna has the following meaning:

One who hails from the valley. Also has the meaning of "from the glen" or "from the narrow valley" in Irish. A variant of the more commonly used Glenda, which is a feminine form of Glenn.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Glenna is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Glenna in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Glenna is pronounced as glen-nuh

Origins

Glenna originates from the Welsh language.
See other suggested Welsh girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Glenna and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Glenna: Boys - Gavin, Newlin, Trevor, Girls - Caron, Decia, Gwyneth, Both genders - Bryn, Carey, Deverell, Dylan, Gladys, Jennifer

Variants

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Glenna are: Glen

Style

We think the name Glenna should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Glenna to be: A friendly and serene woman

In one word, you might describe Glenna as a(n) "serene" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Glenna (or its variants) are:

Glenna Hansen, born on 10 August, a famous politician. Glenna Hansen's background: An Inuvialuit Canadian politician and was the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories from March 31, 2000 to April 29, 2005.

Glenna Collett-Vare, born on 20 June, a famous athlete. Glenna Collett-Vare's background: An American Hall of Fame golfing champion whom the Hall calls the greatest female golfer of her day, and who dominated American women's golf in the 1920s.

Glenna Goodacre, born on 23 September, a famous sculptor. Glenna Goodacre's background: A sculptor famous for designing the obverse of the Sacagawea dollar that entered circulation in the United States in 2000. She also designed the Vietnam Women's Memorial located in Washington, D.C., of which there is a smaller replica at Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park in Angel Fire, New Mexico.
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