Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glennon

/ɡlˈɛnən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
glen-non
IPA
/ɡlˈɛnən/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Bollinger County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Leannáin (“son of Leannán”), a personal name from leann (“cloak”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce glennon?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlˈɛnən/.
What does glennon mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does glennon come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce glennon

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