Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania (1644-1718)
"William Penn was an Englishman and Quaker who founded the colony of Pennsylvania."
a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
"Students from Penn often gather on campus to celebrate graduation day."
A surname.
"The Penn family has lived in that house for three generations."
The English surname Penn originates either from Brythonic roots meaning "hilltop" or from the Old English word for an enclosure. A separate German version of the name comes from a Slavic term referring to a tree stump.