Glenville
Scottish and English · Boy · 2 syllables
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About the name Glenville
The given name 'Glenville' means "valley settlement" or "town in the glen," derived from the Scottish Gaelic word *gleann* (valley) combined with the Old English *tūn* (enclosure, settlement).
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Etymology
The given name 'Glenville' means "valley settlement" or "town in the glen," derived from the Scottish Gaelic word *gleann* (valley) combined with the Old English *tūn* (enclosure, settlement). It is primarily used in English-speaking cultures, particularly in Scotland and the United States, with no specific religious association; historically, it emerged as a locational surname before being adopted as a given name in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Glenville currently ranks #7,362 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1927.
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