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Glen Nant

valley · Argyll and Bute

GaelicAI-generated

Glen Nant is a valley name. 'Glen' is Gaelic for valley. 'Nant' is Gaelic for 'valley' or 'ravine'. The name is therefore a tautology, meaning 'valley valley'.

Word origins

Glen
Gaelicvalley(from gleann "valley")
Nant
Gaelicvalley, ravine(from nànt "valley, ravine")