Editing Yelabuga (section)

== The evolution of name ==
The name of the city of Yelabuga comes from the [[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] personal name Alabuga (literally — "mottled bull", where buga — "bull" symbolizes the strength and power of the bearer of the name). According to another version, the name comes from the [[Tatars|Tatar]] name of the nearby lake Alabuga (translated as "perch").<ref>{{Cite web |title=Елабужский муниципальный район {{!}} История города |url=http://xn--80aacgcdh2cyaav6b.xn--p1ai/istoriya-goroda.html#:~:text=%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%89%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%82%20%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE%20%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%B9%20%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%85%D0%BE%D0%B6%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F%20%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BE,%C2%AB%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B9%C2%BB%20(%D0%B1%D1%8B%D0%BA). |access-date=2024-07-09 |website=xn--80aacgcdh2cyaav6b.xn--p1ai}}</ref>

At the end of the XVI century, in official documents, in addition to the main name — Yelabuga, the church name Tresvyatskoye or Tresvyatskoye also began to be added. This name should not be confused with the village of Trekhsvyatskoye, which was founded near Yelabuga in 1851. The last mention of Yelabuga with the addition of the church name "Tresvyatskoye" in official documents dates back to 1701. After that, and before Yelabuga was given the status of a county town, this settlement was called exclusively the palace village of Yelabuga.<ref name="автоссылка1">Ревизские сказки 1795 года по уездному городу Елабуге: Публикация текстов / сост. Л. Р. Мифтахныкы, О. О. Владимиров, Дж. Л. Мифтахныкы; автор предисл., коммент. и приложений Л. Р. Мифтахныкы. — Казань: Институт истории им. Ш. Марджани АН РТ, 2023. — С. 312—313, 289. Revision tales of 1795 in the county town of Yelabuga: Publication of texts</ref>

In the local history literature of the XIX century, the past of Elabuga was associated with the ancient cities of Gelon and Bryakhimov.<ref>''Шишкин И.'' История города Елабуги. — М.:, 1871. С. 3. The history of the city of Yelabuga</ref> However, these claims have been refuted by modern science.<ref>''Нигамаев А. З. ''Ранняя история Елабуги. Исторический очерк. — Елабуга, 2007. С. 103—104. The early history of Elabuga. A historical sketch. — Yelabuga</ref>