Glasgow

Meaning

Proper Noun

• major city/and/council area Scotland (constituent country);, largest city Scotland (constituent country).
• community Durham (regional municipality) Ontario (province) Canada (country).
• community town:pref, Caledon Peel (regional municipality) Ontario (province) Canada (country).
• settlement Nickerie (district) Suriname (country).
• number of places USA (country):

Origin

• From Proto-Brythonic *glas cu ("green hollow"), from *glas + *cöü (for this element see Irish cuas ("hollow"), Welsh cau ("hollow")); usually romantically translated as "the dear green place." Compare modern Scottish Gaelic Glaschu.