Famous Indian cities and where they got their name from

Kochi: Kochi is also thought to be derived from the Malayalam word koch-azhi, which means small sea,', which was preceded by the name Kochim.

Shimla: Shimla was derived from the word 'Shyamalaya,' which means 'blue house', and was said to be the name of a house built of blue slate by a faqir on Jakhu.

Mysore: The word Mysuru is a corrupted version of “mahishur” or “Mahishasurana Ooru“, which means the town of Mahishasura in Kannada, the local language.

Agra: It was Akbarabad, but when Sikandar Lodi made it his capital 56 years ago, he confirmed its name as Agra.

Shillong: Shillong is named after the Khasi god "U Blei Shyllong".Shillong was designated as the administrative centre of a separate Chief Commissionership in 1874.

VARANASI: etymology connects the name "Varanasi" to the names of two Ganges tributaries that form the city's borders: Varuna and Assi.

Udaipur: Maharana Udai Singh relocated his capital from Chittorgarh to a fertile valley region that became known as Udaipur in 1553.

Delhi: According to legend, the city was named for Raja Dhilu, a king who reigned in the region in the 1st century BCE.

Famous Indian cities and where they got their name from | Famous Indian cities and where they got their name from