UK town names.

[strozzi]

There is a Moscow in Ayrshire but which came first, this one or the Russian capital ? Or was it some other Moscow ?

[kendunlop]

I think they are totally unconnected. I believe the Ayrshire one is pronounced MOSS - COW as opposed toi the capital MOSS-CO. I also think there used to be a farm locally with the same name and thats how the small village derived its name

[smorodina]

You also need to remember that the Russian capitol is actually Moskva. Moscow is an anglicisation of it.