It took this name in 1921 having previously been named Verny. Kazakh Al-Farabi State University was very new when Mytropolsky entered it, the University being founded in 1934.
Ito kinuha ang pangalan sa 1921 pagkakaroon ng dati na pinangalanang Verny. Kazakh Al-Farabi State University ay napaka-bagong Mytropolsky kapag ipinasok ito, ang University na itinatag sa 1934.