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Glendenning

Glendenning proper noun: a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Proper noun

Glendenning (plural Glendennings)

  1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. A suburb of Sydney in the Blacktown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

Forms of Glendenning

pluralGlendennings
alternative formClendenning
alternative formGlendening

Origin of Glendenning

Habitational surname from a minor place in Dumfries, Scotland, perhaps from Scottish Gaelic gleann (“mountain valley, glen”) + dùn (“fortress”) + fionn (“white”).

Questions about Glendenning

What does Glendenning mean?
Glendenning means a surname from Scottish Gaelic.
What part of speech is Glendenning?
Glendenning is a proper noun.

Words near Glendenning in the dictionary

  1. Glendale
  2. Glendale Heights
  3. Glendalian
  4. Glendalough
  5. Glendaruel
  6. Glendenning
  7. Glendennings
  8. Glendevie
  9. Glendinning
  10. Glendive
  11. Glendon

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