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Old world cities were not random meaningless names that that sounded cool to the local noble, they're usually just named after some local geological feature or quite often "the fort", see pic and following:

>The Romans called Vienna Vindobona. This name comes from the Celtic word Vendunia and translates as forest stream. The Celts named Vienna after the river by which the first settlements were located.

>The first part of the name (stock) means log in Swedish, although it may also be connected to an old German word (Stock) meaning fortification. The second part of the name (holm) means islet and is thought to refer to the islet Helgeandsholmen in central Stockholm.

>from Danish København (“Copenhagen”), from Old Danish Køpmannæhafn (“Copenhagen”), literally meaning "merchants' port", from Old Norse Kaupmannahǫfn (“Copenhagen”), with the same meaning.

You can see the same pattern in north america with english / european names
>Spring Field
>Cedar Rapids
>Clear Water
>Bad Water
>Detroit
>Mont Réal (royal mount)
>Bâton Rouge (red stick)

And with amerindian names
>The most-accepted Chicago meaning is a word that comes from the Algonquin language: “shikaakwa,” meaning “striped skunk” or “onion.” According to early explorers, the lakes and streams around Chicago were full of wild onions, leeks, and ramps.

>The name “Quebec” comes from the Algonquin word for “narrow passage” or “strait”. It was first used to describe the narrowing of the St. Lawrence River near what is now the City of Québec.