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A road sign of an -ovo placename in Bulgaria

-ovo/-evo is a widespread Slavic suffix indicating a placename. It is the neuter form of the Slavic possessive suffix -ov/-ev (meaning "belonging to") which is declined this way after selo (village), mesto (place or town) or another neutral noun, usually omitted in the toponym itself. The form -evo is used after palatal or palatalized consonants. Both forms are especially frequent in the North of Poland, in the region where Kashubian is spoken.

The suffix is spelt in a different manner in various Slavic scripts — it is -ово/-ево in Cyrillic and -owo/-ewo in Polish. In Romanian, Albanian and Turkish placenames of Slavic origin bearing the suffix are usually adapted as -ova. In Greek, borrowed placenames have either an -ovo or an -ova suffix.

Besides the placename use, the suffix is also featured in some Russian family names, such as those of Vladimir Nedobrovo, Ivan Durnovo and Bogdan Khitrovo.

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Kosovo, a region in Serbia
Kladovo, a town in Serbia
Valjevo, a town in Serbia
Veliko Tarnovo, a town in Bulgaria
Gabrovo, a town in Bulgaria
Haskovo, a town in Bulgaria
Štúrovo, a town in Slovakia
Fiľakovo, a town in Slovakia
Kemerovo, a city in Russia
Ivanovo, a city in Russia
Kumanovo, a town in the Republic of Macedonia
Tetovo, a town in the Republic of Macedonia
Darłowo, a town in Poland
Działdowo, a town in Poland
Janikowo, a town in Poland
Legionowo, a town in Poland
Wejherowo, a town in Poland
Đakovo, a town in Croatia
Valpovo, a town in Croatia
Metsovo, a town in Greece

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Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Braniewo, a city in Poland
Węgorzewo, a popular tourist resort in Poland
Kolpashevo, a town in Russia
Sheremetyevo, an international airport serving Moscow
Sevlievo, a town in Bulgaria
Kičevo, a town in the Republic of Macedonia
Kruševo, a town in the Republic of Macedonia
Pančevo, a town in Serbia
Preševo, a town in Serbia
Smederevo, a town in Serbia

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Craiova, a city in Romania
Orşova, a town in Romania
Hârşova, a town in Romania
Cricova, a town in the Republic of Moldova
Kuçova, a town in Albania
Arachova, a town in Greece

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