Glenshee

valley · Aberdeenshire

GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements

Glenshee is a Gaelic name meaning 'valley of the fairy' or 'valley of the hind'. The second element is thought to derive from 'sith', meaning fairy or hind.

Word origins

Glenshee
GaelicAttestedvalley of the fairy/hind(from gleann "valley", sith "fairy, hind")

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