Given name & surname

Glendenning

“mountain valley, glen”

Glendenning is a surname, possibly from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Glendenning possibly goes back to Scottish Gaelic gleann, meaning “mountain valley, glen.”

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Where it comes from

Glendenning possibly comes from Scottish Gaelic.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

Possibly from Scottish Gaelic gleann (“mountain valley, glen”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Glendenning’s family of names

In English usage, Glendenning as a surname has a related form in CLENDENNING.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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“son of Parthalán”

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surnames

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“from the valley between the hills” · “from the secluded narrow valley”

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“resembling the violet flower”

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“a queenly woman; one who is noble”

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Glen

“from the secluded narrow valley”

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Gaelic

Geddies

Geddies is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Sibling ideas

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