Allan's Glen
valley · North Ayrshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This name likely derives from the Old English personal name Ælfhild or Ælfhæd, combined with 'geglinn', meaning a glen or narrow valley. It refers to a glen associated with a person named Ælfhild/Ælfhæd.
Word origins
- Allan
- Old EnglishPersonal name (Ælfhild/Ælfhæd)(from Ælfhild "elf-battle", Ælfhæd "elf-head")
- glen
- Old Englishglen, narrow valley(from geglinn "glen, narrow valley")