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.
17. Strathaven
The historic market down is located in South Lanarkshire near to Hamilton. Locals to the area and those close by refer to it as stray-vin. | Google Maps
18. Camlachie
Located between Dennistoun and Bridgeton in the East End of the city is the area of Camlachie which is mainly occupied by the Forge shopping centre and retail park. The area of the city is pronounced Cam-lack-ay | Google Maps
19. Polmadie
The area in Glasgow’s Southside is near to Hampden Park. The Glasgow pronunciation for the primarily industrial area is Paul-ma-dee. | Google Maps
20. Drymen
Our furthest area from Glasgow, Drymen the village is close to Loch Lomond. Locals pronounce the name of the village as Dri-men . | Google Maps