The baby name Glenis is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GLEN-iss (/ˈɡlɛnɪs/).
Glenis is Welsh in Origin.
The baby name Glenis is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced GLEN-iss (/ˈɡlɛnɪs/).
Glenis is Welsh in Origin.
Glenis is a feminine name of Welsh origin, generally treated as a spelling of Glenys/Glynis. It derives from Welsh glân “clean, pure, holy” plus the feminine suffix -ys, so its sense is “pure” or “holy.” English association with glen “valley” likely encouraged the Glenis/Glennis spellings. Common variants: Glenys, Glynis, Glennis; rarer Glynys.
Use rose in Wales and the wider UK from the 1930s to 1960s and then waned, leaving the name familiar but uncommon today. The form Glynis entered popular awareness via actress Glynis Johns, and Glennis was noted in the United States through “Glamorous Glennis,” the Bell X-1 named for Glennis Yeager in 1947. Glenis retains a mid-century British lilt with a quietly classic meaning.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV | Girls | 0 | #18 | 1 | 458 |
| HN | Girls | 0 | #37 | 2 | 884 |
| AL | 0 | #74 | 3 | 2,372 | |
| JM | 0 | #93 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| PA | 0 | #137 | 2 | 3,797 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #167 | 1 | 3,171 |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #190 | 1 | 4,850 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #220 | 1 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #227 | 1 | 4,141 |
| JM | Girls | 0 | #274 | 5 | 7,507 |
| SG | 0 | #281 | 2 | 11,010 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #289 | 10 | 5,122 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #420 | 62 | 9,861 |
| CO | 0 | #461 | 20 | 7,768 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #483 | 950 | 16,140 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #510 | 1 | 10,188 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #529 | 8 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #554 | 7 | 11,671 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #646 | 6 | 9,488 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #648 | 3 | 16,104 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #700 | 1 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #834 | 18 | 14,098 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #901 | 20 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #908 | 36 | 14,861 |
| United States | Girls | 2020 | #913 | 5 | 8,768 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #958 | 26 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #990 | 3 | 12,708 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,124 | 18 | 25,928 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,170 | 14 | 17,781 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,424 | 23 | 9,415 |
Glenis is popular in 32 countries — most recent births per country:
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