Given name & surname

Glendower

“from the valley near the water”

Glendower is used as a given name and a surname. One Welsh interpretation is “from the valley near the water.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Welsh interpretation is “from the valley near the water.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Welsh.

How it developed

From Welsh Glyndŵr.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Glendower’s family of names

Glendower has a related form in Glendwer. Glendower has a related form in Glendwr. Glendower has a related form in Glyndower.

Walk Glendower’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 5

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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