The word Glan meaning derives from Celtic (Noric) glanos meaning "bright, clear", cf. Glanis, Glanum, Glen and English "clean".

Glan (Nahe) The Glan () is a river in southwestern Germany, right tributary of the Nahe. It is approximately long. It rises in the Saarland, northwest of Homburg. It flows generally north, through Rhineland-Palatinate, and empties into the Nahe near Odern ...

Glan, Sarangani Glan, officially the Municipality of Glan ( ceb, Lungsod sa Glan; tl, Bayan ng Glan; mdh, Inged nu Glan), is a 1st class municipality in the province of Sarangani, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,547 people ...

, a municipality in Sarangani, Philippines *

Glan (Gurk) The Glan (; sl, Glina) is a river in Carinthia, Austria, a right tributary of the Gurk. It is long. Its drainage basin is . It rises north of the Wörthersee in the Ossiach Tauern, then running through Feldkirchen, going northeastwards passing ...

, a river in Carinthia, Austria, tributary of the Gurk *

, a river in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, tributary of the Nahe * Glan Cattle, a traditional cattle breed from the same area * Glan (lake), a lake in Sweden near Norrköping *

Pentti Glan Pentti "Whitey" Glan (July 8, 1946 – November 7, 2017) was a Finnish-Canadian rock drummer, best known for his work with Alice Cooper and Lou Reed. Musical career Glan's first serious band was the Canadian soul band The Rogues (later called ...

(1946–2017), Finnish-Canadian rock drummer

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