Fairy Glen
valley · Worcestershire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name likely derives from the Old English word 'fæger', meaning 'fair' or 'beautiful', combined with 'glen', a loanword from Gaelic meaning 'valley'. It describes a beautiful valley.
Word origins
- Fairy
- Old Englishfair, beautiful(from fæger "fair, beautiful")
- Glen
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")