When was Greenock, Scotland founded?
Greenock
The origin of the name is unknown; Smith (1921) suggested that the Common Brittonic Graenag, a "gravelly" or "sandy place" accurately describes the foreshore before the docks and piers were constructed, while the Gaelic options of Grianach ("sunny bay") or grian cnoc ("sunny hill") were seen by locals as less credible.[1] Johnston (1934) notes that "some Gaels call the seaport Ghónait", and that a possible derivation may be greannach, meaning "rough, gravelly".[2] The option of grian aig, from Gaelic words for "sunny place" or "bay", has been taken up by the local authority as the Gaelic translation of the name.