Meaning and Origin of the Name Glanmor

The name Glanmor is pronounced ‘Glan-mor’ and is Welsh. The meaning of Glanmor is listed in most places as clean/bank or as we believe the name originates from the words glan (clean) and mor (great).

Popularity of the Name

As for the popularity of Glanmor, it has not been listed among the first 1000 in recent years in the Welsh records, the British directory, or in the United States despite that, it is a pleasant name that indicates wealth for the owner.

Famous People Called and things called Glanmor

Glanmor Williams was a famous historian on Wales and taught at the University of Wales at Swansea for 37 years. from 1945 to 1982.

Hugh Glanmor Williams was a famous actor, playwright, dramatist who also became a famous film star in Britain in the ’30s. He 1ived from 1904 to 1964 dying of lung cancer.

Glanmor’s gap – was the name give a gap between stands in the the North Stand of the Millennium Stadium after the WRU chairman Glanmor Griffiths.

Useful Resources

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