Материал из Словари по городам
Русский язык
Большой Гостиный двор
Transliteration: Bolshoy Gostiny dvor
Comment: полное название
Гостиный двор
Transliteration: Gostiny dvor
Comment: краткое название
Гостинка
Transliteration: Gostinka
Comment: народное название
English
Great Gostiny Dvor
Comment: full name
Gostiny Dvor
short name
Merchant Yard
translation option; not official but gives an idea about the meaning
Guest Court
Literal translation that isn't adequate: in Old Russian "guest"" meant ""merchant"", ""salesman"", so indoor markets were called ""guest courts""."
