Glen.
A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic for someone who lives in a valley.
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A Scottish habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic for someone who lives in a valley.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A river in England, mainly in Lincolnshire.
A river in Northumberland, England, a tributary of the River Till.
A village in northern County Donegal, Ireland; in Irish An Gleann from gleann (“glen”).
A number of places in the United States: A town in Alcorn County, Mississippi.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Beaverhead County, Montana.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Sioux County, Nebraska, situated in a glen.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in the town of Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Montgomery County, New York, named after Jacob Glen.
Ellipsis of Glen of Imaal Terrier.
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