pˈɑːpjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð dʒˈɜːmən nˈaɪts ænd kˈɑːlənˌɪsts, ðə tˈaʊnz nˈeɪm "kˈɑːnaɪdʒsbɚdʒ" ɪvˈɑːlvd ˌɪntʊ ðə dʒˈɜːmən nˈeɪm "kˈɜːnɪɡsbˌɜːɡ""kˈɪŋz mˈaʊntɪn", wɪððɪ ˈɛpɪθɪt ɪn dˈɛɹ nˈuːmɑːɹk ˈaɪ.ˈiː. ɪnðə nˈuː mˈɑːɹtʃ ˈædᵻd tə dɪstˈɪŋɡwɪʃ ɪt fɹʌm nˈeɪmseɪks ɪn ˈiːst pɹˈʌʃə ænd bɐvˈɛɹiə.
Populated with German knights and colonists, the town's name "Konigesberge" evolved into the German name "Königsberg" ("King's Mountain"), with the epithet in der Neumark (i.e. in the New March) added to distinguish it from namesakes in East Prussia and Bavaria.