First time visitors to Glasgow may struggle to say the name of the city - let alone some of the city’s more interestingly named neighbourhoods.
There is a tendency for tourists to say Glass-cow whilst the pronunciation of Scotland’s largest city is, of course. Glaz-go. So with the name of the city already causing issues, we hate to think how people will get on with street names and neighbourhoods.
Here are some of the places in and around Glasgow which have their own distinctive way of being pronounced by residents.
13. Germiston
The neighbourhood forms part of the suburb of Springburn which is near to Blackhill and Royston. The pronunciation of the area is Ger-mi-ston | Google Maps
14. Carnwadric
The residential area is near Kennishead, Arden and Thornliebank. Car-mod-rick is the pronuciation of the scheme. | Google Maps
15. Garthamlock
The suburb can be found in the North-East of Glasgow with Provanhall being the closest neighbourhood. Locals refer to the area as Gar-fam-luck. | Google Maps
16. Buccleuch Street
The street can be found in Glasgow’s Garnethill and is home to popular visitor attraction ‘The Tenement House’. The correct pronunciation of the street is Buck-lew. | Google Maps