What does penn mean?
Definitions for penn
pɛnpenn
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word penn.
Princeton's WordNet
Penn, William Pennnoun
Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Pennnoun
a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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penn
A Penn could have a few different meanings depending on the context, so here are three general definitions: 1. Penn: short for University of Pennsylvania, a prestigious private research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2. Penn: a surname of English origin. 3. Penn: a shortened or alternative name for Pennsylvania, a state in the United States.
Wikidata
Penn
Penn is a village and civil parish in Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England, about 3 miles north-west of Beaconsfield and 4 miles east of High Wycombe. It is 3,991 acres in area.
Suggested Resources
PENN
What does PENN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the PENN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
PENN
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Penn is ranked #1849 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Penn surname appeared 19,409 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 would have the surname Penn.
50.5% or 9,813 total occurrences were White.
38.5% or 7,472 total occurrences were Black.
4.4% or 871 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
3.3% or 658 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1.8% or 349 total occurrences were Asian.
1.2% or 246 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of penn in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of penn in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of penn in a Sentence
National IFC President Jud Horras:
We have known about concerns and challenges there for quite some time. They've had alcohol concerns, hazing concerns, drug abuse. There have been a lot of concerns at Penn State, the challenge is that the solution lies in getting the students to take ownership of the community and govern more effectively. They have to have ownership in the expectations set and their willingness to govern each other.
It’s typical. Look at El Chapo, who, when he was working wanted to meet Sean Penn who he wanted to make a movie about him. And Al Capone wanted to go on the movie set of ‘Scarface,’.
Philadelphia Police Sgt. Eric Gripp:
At some point, this male was struck in the chest and he dropped his weapon, went down to the ground, officers picked him up, transported him to Penn Presbyterian hospital, but unfortunately, he was pronounced shortly after 7:30 p.m.
Penn State President Eric Barron:
This gives a chance to see engineering in real life, to watch a race and see engineering play out, all sorts of opportunities we can use to promote STEM education, seeing Penn State on that car is a tremendous sense of pride, and this is just a perfect example of taking advantage of all our opportunities.
[Terrence] ain't done nothing different than Marlon Brando or Sean Penn, and all of a sudden he's some f—in' demon, that's a sign of the time, of race, of where we are right now in America.
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