Calgary
The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
Proper noun
- The largest city in Alberta, Canada.
- A village on the island of Mull, Scotland.
Origin
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.