Muckle Glen
valley · Orkney Islands
Old NorseSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines the Old Norse word 'mikill' meaning 'great' or 'large' with 'glen', a word of Gaelic origin meaning a narrow valley. It describes a large, narrow valley.
Word origins
- Muckle
- Old Norsegreat, large(from mikill "great, large")
- Glen
- GaelicAttestednarrow valley(from gleann "valley")