English / Map Form: Greenock
Gaelic Form: Grianaig
Location: Inverclyde
Post Town: GREENOCK
County: Renfrewshire
Local Authority: Inverclyde
English / Map Form: Greenock
Gaelic Form: Grianaig
Language Notes
Although Diack records a form suggesting Grianag, several other forms suggest Grianaig as the nominative. The form in MacKenzie's Beauties is clearly Rubha Ghrianaig, 'Greenock Point'.Sources
| Grianaig | Diekchoff Dictionary |
| Grianaig | Robertson |
| grianak | Diack |
| Do Ghrianaig | An t-Òranaiche, 158, 1879 |
| rutha Ghrianaig | Sar-obair nam Bard Gaelach, 59, 1882 |
Additional Information
Greenock Central (Station) ~ Grianaig Mheadhain
Greenock West (station) ~ Grianaig an Iar