Mogilev

There is no reliable information about the origin of the name of the city. There are only assumptions, legends and legends. The name may be based on the personal name Grave, as evidenced by the presence of the possessive suffix "-ev", usually combined with personal names. However, a specific person with that name has not been identified in the history of the city. The introduction to the Mogilev Chronicle says that this name comes from the name of Prince Lev Danilovich Mogiya (mighty lion), who built the Mogilev Castle in 1267. Some researchers associate the origin of the name of the city with the name of Prince Lev Vladimirovich of Polotsk, or Leo the Mighty. There is also a version about the origin of the name of the city from the Finno-Ugric mogilai — "mountains above water".