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Moscow

Russian (origin disputed)
“uncertain; several competing theories exist for the river's original meaning”
Where it comes from
Moskva, named after the Moskva River, itself of disputed pre-Slavic origin
Fun Fact
The city takes its name from the Moskva River it sits on, but no single theory about what the river's own name originally meant has won general agreement among historians.
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