Вильнюс - Вильно и тыды... The name of the city originates from the Vilnia River from Lithuanian to surge.[15] The city has also been known by many derivative spellings in various languages throughout its history: Vilna was once common in English. The most notable non-Lithuanian names for the city include: Polish: Wilno, Belarusian: Вiльня (Vilnya), German: Wilna, Latvian: Viļņa, Russian: Вильна (Vilna), Ukrainian: Вільно (Vilno), Yiddish: ווילנע‎ (Vilne). A Russian name from the time of the Russian Empire was Вильна (Vilna),[16][17] although Вильнюс (Vilnyus) is now used.