Calgary

Meaning

  1. The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
  2. A village on the island of Mull, Scotland, the eponym of the Canadian city.

Translations

Calgary

Κάλγκαρι

Calgary

Calgary

Κάλγκαρυ

Calgaria

Calgary

Calgary

Frequency

29k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæl.ɡɹi/
Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic cala (“harbor”) + ghearraidh, genitive of gearraidh (“pasture”) (compare Old Norse garðr (“courtyard, enclosed space”)). The Canadian city was named after the village on Mull, Scotland.

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