Glen
A
glen is a
valley, typically one that is long, deep, and often glacially U-shaped, or a waterway running through such a valley. The word comes from the
Irish Language/
Scottish Gaelic language word
gleann. As the name of a river, it is thought to derive from the
Welsh language glan meaning clean, or
gleindid meaning purity.
It occurs often in place names such as
Great Glen in
Scotland,
Glendalough in
Ireland,
Glengowrie in
Australia and
Glen Norman in
Canada.
*Used as a place name,
Glen may refer to one of the following::*
Glen Parva, Leicestershire, England:*
Glen Norman, Ontario, Canada:*
Glen, Mississippi, United States:*
Glen, New York, United States:*
Great Glen, Leicestershire, England:*
Watkins Glen, New York , United States:*
Yarra Glen, Victoria, Australia
*Used to name geographical features,
Glen may refer to one of the following::*
Glen Coe, Scotland:*
Glen River, Quebec, Canada:*
Glen Water, Ayrshire, Scotland:*
Glens of Antrim, also "The Glens", Northern Ireland:*
Great Glen, Scotland:*
Mount Glen, British Columbia, Canada:*
River Glen, Lincolnshire, England:*
River Glen, Northumberland, England:*
Watkins Glen State Park, New York, United States
*
Glen may refer to one of the following people::*
James Allison Glen (1877-1950), a Canadian politician:*
John Glen (1932-), an English film director:*
Cornell Glen (1980-), a football (soccer) player:*
Marla Glen (1960-), an American jazz singer:*
William Glen (1789 - 1826), a Scottish poet:*Glen "Tirakh Draconian" Ojanpera, author of the
Eye of the Dragon trilogy
*
Glen (Norse mythology) refers to the husband of
Sol, the sun goddess, in Norse mythology.
*
Glenn (disambiguation)
