What does GLEN mean?

Definitions for GLEN
glɛnglen

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. glennoun

    a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)

Wiktionary

  1. glennoun

    A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills.

  2. Glennoun

    for someone who lives in a valley.

  3. Glennoun

    transferred from the surname.

  4. Etymology: From gleann.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Glennoun

    A valley; a dale; a depression between two hills.

    Etymology: gleann, Erse.

    From me his madding mind is start,
    And wooes the widow’s daughter of the glen. Edmund Spenser.

Wikipedia

  1. Glen

    The Gay and Lesbian Equality Network (GLEN) was an Irish LGBT rights group based in Dublin, Ireland. It was founded in 1988 by Don Donnelly, Charles Kerrigan, Suzy Byrne, Kieran Rose and Christopher Robson. It focused on achieving change in legislation and social policy to achieve full equality and inclusion for lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in Ireland, and protection from all forms of discrimination. Its board of directors were Margot Slattery (chair), Simon Nugent, Muriel Walls, Séamus Dooley and Dr. Fergus Ryan. In May 2017 it was announced that it would close.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Glennoun

    a secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between hills

  2. Etymology: [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. glyn a deep valley, Ir. & Gael. gleann valley, glen.]

Wikidata

  1. Glen

    Glen is a town in Montgomery County, New York, United States. The population was 2,507 at the 2010 census. The town was named after Jacob S.Glen, an early landowner. The Town of Glen is centrally located in the county, southwest of the City of Amsterdam.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Glen

    glen, n. a narrow valley worn by a river: a depression between hills. [Celt., as in Gael. and Ir. gleann, W. glyn.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. glen

    An Anglo-Saxon term denoting a dale or deep valley; still in use for a ravine.

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  1. GLEN

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GLEN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Glen is ranked #11302 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Glen surname appeared 2,794 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Glen.

    66.9% or 1,870 total occurrences were White.
    22.1% or 618 total occurrences were Black.
    6.1% or 172 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.6% or 74 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    1.6% or 45 total occurrences were Asian.
    0.5% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of GLEN in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of GLEN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of GLEN in a Sentence

  1. Yohan Blake:

    It was an easy race for me. I just went out there and took it easy, i feel really good after coach( Glen Mills) and I have been working on the first part of my race following my issues at the Commonwealth Games.

  2. Dror Elkayam:

    > CompaniesGlencore PLCFollowHSBC Holdings PLCFollowMELBOURNE, Jan 5( Reuters) - International investors with $ 2.2 trillion in assets will ask commodity giant Glencore Plc( GLEN.L) to show how its development of thermal coal mines meets the goals of the Paris climate accord to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees.Glencore is one of the worlds largest producers and traders of the fossil fuel used in power generation and record prices of the commodity helped add some $ 10 billion to its earnings in the six months to June. read more Major institutional investors including Europes Legal and General Investment Management( LGIM) said in a joint statement they have cofiled a shareholder resolution that asks Glencore to reveal how its production and capital expenditure plans align with the Paris goals and the International Energy Agency Net Zero Emissions pathway.Having both invested in and engaged with Glencore over many years, a higher degree of transparency is necessary in order to clarify how the company’s exposure to thermal coal is aligned with the 1.5 C pathway and corresponds to its net zero commitment.

  3. Kim Campbell:

    It was miraculous, off stage, he had Alzheimer's. But on stage, it was like Glen is back!

  4. Clare Lopez:

    Instead, State Department hired a company that does n’t have employees, which then hired terrorists. think about it : State Department actually hired the very people who, along with their jihadist allies in Benghazi, attacked us and killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and Sean Smith as well as CIA contractors Glen Doherty and Ty Woods.

  5. Kim Campbell:

    They’re with Glen every day, I’m there every day, and it’s a really beautiful place, it’s the best we could hope for.

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