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Compound of نو(nev, “new”) + شهر(şehir, “city”), a calque of Byzantine GreekΝεάπολις(Neápolis), the ancient name of the city. After the conquest of the Ottomans, the place was renamed مشغره(muşgara), perhaps from Greekμοσχάρι(moschári, “calf”).
Sezen, Tahir (2017) “Nevşehir”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 579
