Glen Croe
valley · Argyll and Bute
GaelicSurmised
Probable4 sources · historical forms · name elements
This name likely means 'valley of the crooked or narrow stream'. It combines the Gaelic 'gleann' (valley) with 'cro' (crooked) or 'crò' (fold, pen).
Word origins
- Glen
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")
- Croe
- GaelicAttestedcrooked, fold(from cro "crooked", crò "fold, pen")
Historical forms
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