Gland
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See also: gland
English
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Etymology
[edit]From French, from Middle French glans, of Celtic/Gaulish origin, from Proto-Celtic *glanos (“pure, clear, clean”). Not related to gland (“gland, acorn”).
Proper noun
[edit]Gland
- A commune in Yonne department, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.
- A commune in Aisne department, Hauts-de-France, France.
- A municipality in Nyon district, Vaud canton, Switzerland.
References
[edit]- Ernest Nègre, Toponymie générale de la France, vol. 1 : Formations préceltiques, celtiques, romanes, Librairie Droz, Genève, 1990, p. 704
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