Whether you are a native to the city or visiting for a short period of time, some of Glasgow’s well known streets and place names can have you thinking about where they got their names from.
Some of the places and streets on this list come from either Scots or Gaelic, whilst others have a much deeper story to tell with events and figures of the past all playing a part in the Glasgow story.
Here is a list of 14 places and streets which have a particular back story to them that make up the fibre of the city.
Here is a list of 14 places and streets which have a particular back story to them that make up the fibre of the city.
![Many Glaswegian’s will have passed through Cowcaddens over the years due to its proximity to the city centre. The name Cowcaddens is another to come from Gaelic and means ‘the corner of the hazels’.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/07/03/13/Screenshot%202023-07-03%2013.02.57.png?crop=3:2&trim=&width=619)
13. Cowcaddens
Many Glaswegian’s will have passed through Cowcaddens over the years due to its proximity to the city centre. The name Cowcaddens is another to come from Gaelic and means ‘the corner of the hazels’. | Google Maps
![Drumchapel can be found in the north-west of Glasgow with actor James McAvoy having been one of its famous inhabitants. The name of Drumchapel is believed to have came from Gaelic for ‘ridge of horse’.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/05/11/17/GettyImages-1245071343.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
14. Drumchapel
Drumchapel can be found in the north-west of Glasgow with actor James McAvoy having been one of its famous inhabitants. The name of Drumchapel is believed to have came from Gaelic for ‘ridge of horse’. | AFP via Getty Images