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Etymologie
() From Ukrainian Харків (Xárkiv) = Russian Харьков (Xár’kov). The city's name comes from the Kharkiv River. There is also a folk etymology that the city and river are named after a Cossack going by Харко (Xarkó) Харько (Xar’kó) Χαρίτων (Khariton), but there is no hard evidence supporting this.