This quote is a touch misleading:
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Calgary had lots of different spellings in the early days — in the 1600s, Calligourie, Callagorie, and Calligory were all seen in written records. While it was first thought to be Gaelic for "clear running water," it's now generally agreed that it means "bay farm," an apt description of the original Calgary House that overlooked the ocean on the Isle of Mull.
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Calgary wasn't named Calgary until 1876, but it says Calgary used to be spelled Calligourie, Callagourie, etc. I had to read it a few times to realize they were referring to the orignal Calgary in Scotland.
Scotland has been on my bucketlist. It would be awesome to go to a pub (probably the one and only) in the original Calgary and get blasted with some OG Calgarians
