Meaning, origin and history of the place name Moskva

Type Settlement & River

Scripts Москва(Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Macedonian)

Pronounced Pron. /mɐsk.ˈva/(Russian) /məs.ˈkvɑ/(English) /ˈmɑs.kvə/(English) [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Russian form of Moscow. In most languages this name refers to both the city and the river, while in English it only refers to the river.

Other Languages & CulturesMaskva(Belarusian) Moscou(Catalan) Moskova(Finnish) Moscou, Moskova(French) Moskovi(Georgian) Moskau, Moskwa(German) Mosca, Moscova(Italian) Moskwa(Polish) Moscou(Portuguese (Brazilian)) Moscovo(Portuguese (European)) Moscova, Moscú(Spanish) Moskova(Turkish)