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Port Glasgow

town · Inverclyde

ScotsAI-generated

Port Glasgow is a Scots name meaning 'port on the River Clyde'. It was established as a port to serve the city of Glasgow.

Word origins

Port
Scotsport, harbour(from port "port")
Glasgow
Gaelicgreen hollow(from glas "green", cu* (genitive ca*) "hollow, valley")

Historical forms

New Port Glasgow