Cowies Glen
valley · East Dunbartonshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely refers to a glen associated with cows. 'Cowies' may be a variant of 'cowden' (cow valley), and 'glen' is a Gaelic word for a narrow valley.
Word origins
- Cowies
- Old Englishcow valley (variant)(from cū-denu "cow valley")
- Glen
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")