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There are many big cities and beautiful towns in Ukraine. Each of them has its own ancient name. Some of the towns took their names after their founders or national heroes. Danylo of Halych gave his son’s name Leo (Lev in Ukrainian) to the town of Lviv. Other towns took their names after the names of their regions. Kharkiv, Uzhhorod, Luhans’k, Poltava grew on the rivers with the similar names. Some of the towns took their names after their founders or national heroes like the town of Lviv. Other towns took their names after the names of their regions like Kharkiv, Uzhhorod, Luhans’k, Poltava. The founder of Kyiv was Kyi. There are many legends what and who Kharkiv took its name after. One says it takes name after the river Kharkiv. Another says about Ukrainian Cossack I. Kharko who with other Cossacks built a fortified settlement oil the plateau surrounded by the Kharkov and the Lopan rivers.