Glen Parva

proper noun

A civil parish and suburb of Leicester in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5699).

OriginOld English glenn ← Latin parva →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A civil parish and suburb of Leicester in Blaby district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP5699).

Origin

  1. Latinparva
  2. Old Englishglenn“valley”
  3. EnglishGlen Parva

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

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Glen Parva. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glen%20Parva

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“Glen Parva.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glen%20Parva. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Glen Parva,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Glen%20Parva.

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