Where does “Murmansk” come from?

Murmansk is the English name for a Russian city, Му́рманск, whose origin is debated and not definitively established.

Murmansk (English): on the Arctic Ocean

Definitions

  1. on the Arctic Ocean

Ancestry of “Murmansk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianМу́рманск
Every word from Russian Му́рманск
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