Etymology

Glen Parva

Today it means: A civil parish and suburb of Leicester in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5699). Full definition →

Old English glenn ← Latin parva
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  1. Latin · derived fromparva
  2. Old English · derived fromglenn“valley”
  3. English todayGlen Parva

Glen is from Old English glenn (“valley”), Parva from Latin parva (little).

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