Vologda

V4O1L1O1G2D2A1

proper noun

A river in Russia.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An oblast and federal subject of Russia.
  2. A city, the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on this river.

Origin

  1. RussianВо́логда
  2. EnglishVologda

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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Translations

Arabic فُولُوغْدَا
  • فُولُوغْدَا (fuluḡdā)city in Russia
Bulgarian Во́логда
  • Во́логда (Vólogda)city in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 沃洛格達 /沃洛格达
  • 沃洛格達 /沃洛格达 (Wòluògédá)city in Russia
Danish Vologda
  • Vologdacity in Russia
German Wologda
  • Wologdacity in Russia
Hebrew וולוגדה
  • וולוגדהcity in Russia
Hindi वोलोग्दा
  • वोलोग्दा (vologdā)city in Russia
Hungarian Vologda
  • Vologdacity in Russia
Japanese ヴォログダ, ボログダ
  • ヴォログダ (Voroguda)city in Russia
  • ボログダ (Boroguda)city in Russia
Korean 볼로그다
  • 볼로그다 (Bollogeuda)city in Russia
Persian وولوگدا
  • وولوگدا (vulugdâ)city in Russia
Polish Wołogda
  • Wołogdacity in Russia
Portuguese Vologda
  • Vologdacity in Russia
Russian Во́логда
  • Во́логда (Vólogda)city in Russia
Spanish Vólogda
  • Vólogdacity in Russia
Ukrainian Во́логда
  • Во́логда (Vólohda)city in Russia
Cite this entry
APA

Vologda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vologda

MLA

“Vologda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vologda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Vologda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Vologda.

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