Glenmore
/ˈɡlɛn.mɔːr/noun
A place name or surname derived from Gaelic elements meaning a valley and big/great.
Did you know?Glenmore is built from Gaelic elements found across Scotland and Ireland, where place-names often preserved ancient descriptions of the land like spoken maps.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Celtic
PCelt
*glanā
“valley, glen”
Old Irish
OIr
gleann
“valley”
Old Irish
OIr
mór
“great, big”
Gaelic place-name formation
Gaelic
Gleann Mór
“great valley”
Modern English
English
Glenmore
“a place name or surname meaning Great Valley”