Glennay is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Glennay
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:
Is variant of Glen. A common syllable in Celtic nmaes of places, as Glendinning, Glendor, Gleneaglis, Glenister, Glenfield, Glenham, Glennie, Glenny, and Glenton.
It signifies a vale, or rather a narrow valley, formed by two acclivities bound ing a stream or river, which gives rise to the local name. Thus Glenalmond is the glen or valley of the river Almond, Glenapp, that of the App, etc.
The family name is the form of Glenn. Dweller in the glen or valley.
The lastname Glennay is variation of the Glenny. A place at Abernyte, in Perthshire.
The family name Glennay is a variant form of Glen. Of that Ilk, in Scotland.
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