Save Type Other Usage Russian Scripts Великий Новгород(Russian) Pronounced Pron. vye-lee-kee nahv-go-rod [key] Meaning & History Derived from "великий (velikiy)" meaning great and "новый (novy)" meaning new, and "город (gorod)" meaning city. It joins together to mean "Great New City" or could also be called "Great Novgorod". Related: Nizhny Novgorod