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Glen

Glen is a placename in more than one country.\n*Glen, Mississippi, United States of America\n*Glen, New York It is of Gaelic origin and normally means "valley", as in Great Glen, Glencoe, Glen Tanar etc. in Scotland, Glendalough in the republic of Ireland, or Yarra Glen in Australia. Typically, it refers to a long, typically deep, and usually secluded valley, as in the mountains.\n----\nIt is also the name of a river in England: see River Glen\n----\nIn Norse mythology, Glen was the husband of Sol.\n----

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