Powforth Glen
valley · South Lanarkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Powforth Glen likely derives from an Old English personal name, 'Pōwa', combined with 'ford', meaning a river crossing. 'Glen' is a loanword from Gaelic.
Word origins
- Powforth
- Old EnglishPōwa's ford(from Pōwa "personal name", ford "ford")
- Glen
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")