"Glendenning" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Glendennings [plural]
Etymology: Habitational surname from a minor place in Dumfries, Scotland, perhaps from Scottish Gaelic gleann (“mountain valley, glen”) + dùn (“fortress”) + fionn (“white”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|gd|gleann||mountain valley, glen}} Scottish Gaelic gleann (“mountain valley, glen”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Glendennings}} Glendenning (plural Glendennings)
  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic. Synonyms: Clendenning, Glendening
    Sense id: en-Glendenning-en-name-DwLw5T9d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English surnames

Inflected forms

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