The word Glan meaning derives from Celtic (Noric) glanos meaning "bright, clear", cf. Glanis, Glanum, Glen and English "clean". Glan (Nahe) Glan, Sarangani, a municipality in Sarangani, Philippines Glan (Gurk), a river in Carinthia, Austria, tributary of the Gurk Glan (Nahe), 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 (1946–2017), Finnish-Canadian rock drummer See also Glan Valley Railway, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Glane (disambiguation)