Glasgows

Glasgows is a term that can appear in different contexts but is not the standard or officially recognized name for a city or region. The correct English name for the major city in Scotland is Glasgow. Glasgows is most often encountered as a misspelling or typographical error in text referring to Glasgow.

In English punctuation, the possessive form of Glasgow is Glasgow's, written with an apostrophe. Glasgows without an apostrophe is uncommon in formal writing and usually indicates a mistake rather than a deliberate name. Readers may encounter Glasgows in historical texts or typographical slips, but it does not reflect an established alternate name for the city.

Glasgows can also appear as a surname or family name, separate from the geographic identifier. In fictional contexts or naming conventions within literature and media, Glasgows may be used as a constructed place name or surname without implying a real, existing location.

See also Glasgow, the city in Scotland; Glasgow's, the possessive form used in English; and commonly used references to the city in English-language sources.