Glen Definition

glĕn
glens
noun
A narrow, secluded valley.
Webster's New World

A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.

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pronoun

A Scottish habitational surname​ for someone who lives in a valley.

Wiktionary
A male given name transferred from the surname.
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Other Word Forms of Glen

Noun

Singular:
glen
Plural:
glens

Origin of Glen

  • Middle English from Scottish Gaelic gleann from Old Irish glenn

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Scottish Gaelic gleann (“mountain valley”).

    From Wiktionary

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