Glen
Glen is:
- the English word for a mountain valley. Especially for a remote, long and narrow or deep valley , as well as for a depression between two hills . It is derived from Scottish Gaelic or Irish gleann .
- a component of place names that is particularly widespread in Scotland and can be found in Scottish products and brands such as Glenfiddich Whiskey
- a male first name, see Glenn
- Glen Motors , former Canadian automobile manufacturer
Glen is a family name for the following people:
- Alan Glen (* 1951), British blues musician
- Alice Esther Glen (1881–1940), New Zealand author and journalist
- Cornell Glen (* 1981), soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago
- Emery Glen , American blues singer of the 1920s
- Henry Glen (1739-1814), American politician
- Hugh Francis Glen (born 1950), South African botanist
- Iain Glen (born 1961), Scottish actor
- James Allison Glen (1877–1950), Canadian politician
- James Glen (1701–1777), British politician; Governor of the Province of South Carolina
- John Glen (Politician, 1809) (1809–1895), American politician, Mayor of Atlanta
- John Glen (musicologist) (1833–1904), British musicologist, collector and author
- John Glen (physicist) (* 1927), British physicist
- John Glen (director) (born 1932), British film director
- John Glen (politician, 1974) (born 1974), British politician
- John B. Glen (* 1940), British veterinarian and pharmacologist
- Marla Glen (* 1960), American jazz singer
- Marlyn Glen (* 1951), Scottish politician
- Mary Glen-Haig († 2014), British fencer and sports official
- Thomas Glen-Coats (1878–1954), British sailor and businessman
- William Glen (1789–1826), Scottish poet
Glen are called the following
Waters:
- Glen Aiken Creek , a river in the US state of Oregon
- North Fork Glen Aiken Creek , a river in the US state of Oregon
- River Glen , tributary of the River Welland in England
Places in the United States:
- Glen Ellen (California)
- Glen Ellyn , Illinois
- Glen, Minnesota , in Aitkin County
- Glen (Mississippi)
- Glen (New Hampshire)
- Glen (New York)
Places in Sweden:
- Glen (Sweden) , location in Sweden
Places in Italy:
- Glen (Montan) , fraction of the municipality of Montan in South Tyrol
Places in Scotland:
- Great Glen , a tectonic fault
Others:
- Glen Glacier , Glacier in Coatsland, Antarctica
- Glen Peak , mountain on Liard Island in the Adelaide and Biscoe Archipelago, Antarctica
See also:
- Gleen
- Glehn
- Glen Mills
- Glen Township
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