petrograd

Etymology

Taken from Russian Петрогра́д (Petrográd). Its first part, Петро (Petro, “Petros”), comes from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros) and German Peter, which comes from Dutch Pieter, from Sankt Pieter (“Saint Peter”), from Apostle Peter and Peter the Great, Tsar of Russia and then Emperor. Its second part, град (grad, “city”), comes from German Burg (“city, castle”), from Dutch burch (“town, fortress”). Петрогра́д (Petrográd, “Petrograd”) itself comes from German Sankt Petersburg (“Санкт-Петербургъ (Sankt-Peterburg)”), from Dutch Sankt-Pieter-Burch (“Сант-Питер-Бурхъ (Sant-Piter-Burx)”); the Russian city was named in Dutch rather than Russian by Peter the Great.