Etymology

Vologda

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Today it means: A river in Russia. Full definition →

Russian Во́логда
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromВо́логда
  2. English todayVologda

Borrowed from Russian Во́логда (Vólogda), from the Vologda River which flows through the city; likely of Finno-Ugric origin (Proto-Uralic *wëlketa (“white”)).

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