Broadlee Glen
valley · Inverclyde
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
The name Broadlee Glen refers to a wide clearing or pasture in a valley. It combines the Old English word 'brād' meaning wide, with 'lēah' meaning a clearing or meadow, and the Old Norse word 'gljúfr' meaning a ravine or glen.
Word origins
- Broad
- Old EnglishAttestedwide(from brād "wide")
- lee
- Old EnglishAttestedclearing, meadow(from lēah "clearing, meadow")
- Glen
- Old Norsevalley, ravine(from gljúfr "ravine, glen")