English

Glenalmond

From glen + Almond (the River Almond).

Formed from glen + Almond

Proto-Celtic *glendos ‘valley’

Old Irish glenn

Irish gleann ‘glen, valley’

Middle English glen

English glen

Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη

Latin amygdala ‘almond tree’

Vulgar Latin *amendla

Old French almande

Middle English almond ‘an almond (tree nut)’

Today it means

name A valley and locality in Perth and Kinross council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NN9528).

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Glenalmond