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Summary
- No one named Glenn or Glen appears in the Bible, and the name has no Hebrew or Jewish origin.
- Glenn comes from a Scottish surname derived from the Gaelic gleann, “valley,” the source of the English word glen.
- Valleys appear in well-known passages such as Psalm 23:4 and the Valley of Elah in 1 Samuel 17, but none is connected with the name.
- In the United States Glenn was a top-100 boys’ name every year from 1912 to 1969 and peaked at 55th in 1962.
- Christians named Glenn include the prayer leader Glenn Clark and the musician and pastor Glenn Kaiser.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- Behind the Name, “Glenn” and “Glen,” with United States popularity figures from Social Security Administration data. https://www.behindthename.com/name/glenn
- Online Etymology Dictionary, “glen.” https://www.etymonline.com/word/glen
- Bible Hub, Strong’s Hebrew 1516, gay’. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/1516.htm
- Bible Hub, Strong’s Hebrew 6010, ʿemeq. https://biblehub.com/hebrew/6010.htm
- “John Glenn,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Glenn
- “Glenn Ford,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Ford
- “Clark, Glenn 1882–1956,” Contemporary Authors, via Encyclopedia.com. https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/clark-glenn-1882-1956
- “Glenn Kaiser,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Kaiser
- “Resurrection Band,” Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resurrection_Band
- Scripture quotations: Psalm 23:4 and 1 Samuel 17:3, English Standard Version.
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