indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Type Other
Usage Russian, Medieval Russian, English
Scripts Нижний Новгород(Russian)
Other Forms FormsNizhniy Novgorod
Meaning & History
Derived from "нижний (nizhny)" meaning lower, "новый (novy)" meaning new, and "город (gorod)" meaning city. It joins together to mean "Lower New City" or could also be called "Lower Novgorod".