A part of today's city called Częstochówka was a separate municipality mentioned in the 14th century as the Old Częstochowa ("Antiquo Czanstochowa", 1382) and "Częstochówka" in 1470-80.
Različice imena vključujejo imena "Czanstochowa" iz leta 1220 in Częstochow iz let 1382 in 1558.