Talk:The Witcher 3 Easter eggs/@comment-216.243.14.239-20150617221203

"Novigrad is similar to the medieval trade city of Novgorod in modern Russia."

Isn't a reference. Nov is a common slavic word "new" and "grad" is a common slavic word which means city. Novgorod is/was russian for "new city". Its not a reference to Novgorod as much a reference to the slavic base of the north which is also evidenced by the names seen.