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Usually a boy's name

Literal meaning
Spelling of Glen, from Gaelic gleann, 'valley' Well attested
Origin
Scottish surname, from Gaelic
Element: Earth

meaning: valley

BaZi is a centuries-old Chinese way of reading the moment you were born, and naming with it sorts names by the five elements.

Inspired by Chinese naming: the element comes from the name's meaning, never from its letters or sound.

Popularity

US 2025: #1443 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #4275

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Names with a similar meaning

Related in meaning in Chinese

  • 峡 xiá gorge Traditional form: 峽

Source: Unicode Unihan

Chinese middle names linked to this meaning

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