Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bengali ক্যালগারি
- ক্যালগারি (kêlgari)city in Alberta, Canada
Chinese Cantonese 卡加利, 卡加立
- 卡加利 (kaa¹ gaa¹ lei⁶)city in Alberta, Canada
- 卡加立 (kaa¹ gaa¹ lap⁶)city in Alberta, Canada
- 卡技利 (kaa¹ gei⁶ lei⁶)city in Alberta, Canada
- 卡城city in Alberta, Canada
Chinese Mandarin 卡爾加里, 卡加立
- 卡爾加里 (Kǎ'ěrjiālǐ)city in Alberta, Canada
- 卡加立 (Kǎjiālì)city in Alberta, Canada
- 卡城 (Kǎchéng)city in Alberta, Canada
French Calgary
- Calgarycity in Alberta, Canada
German Calgary
- Calgarycity in Alberta, Canada
Greek Κάλγκαρι
- Κάλγκαρι (Kálgkari)city in Alberta, Canada
Hebrew קלגרי
- קלגרי (qalgari)city in Alberta, Canada
Hindi कैलगरी
- कैलगरी (kailagrī)city in Alberta, Canada
Japanese カルガリー
- カルガリー (Karugarī)city in Alberta, Canada
Korean 캘거리, 캘가리
- 캘거리 (Kaelgeori)city in Alberta, Canada
- 캘가리 (Kaelgari)city in Alberta, Canada
Portuguese Calgary
- Calgarycity in Alberta, Canada
Punjabi ਕੈਲਗਰੀ
- ਕੈਲਗਰੀ (kailgarī)city in Alberta, Canada
Russian Ка́лгари
- Ка́лгари (Kálgari)city in Alberta, Canada
Spanish Calgary
- Calgarycity in Alberta, Canada
Ukrainian Ка́лґарі
- Ка́лґарі (Kálgari)city in Alberta, Canada
Cite this entry
APA
Calgary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calgary
MLA
“Calgary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calgary. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Calgary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Calgary.
Source: Calgary on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.