ðə fˈɜːst mˈɛnʃən ʌvðə nˈeɪm "lˌʌbɪˈæŋkə" dˈeɪts fɹʌm wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi; ɪt wʌz ɡˈɪvən tə ðɪs stɹˈiːt ɪn ˈɑːnɚɹ ʌvðə "lˈʌbɪˌænɛts", wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈɛdɪˌiːvəl vˈɛlɪki nˈɑːvɡoːɹˌɑːd hˈʊdz wɛn ðə tsˈɑːɹ ˈaɪvən ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː ˈɔːɹdɚd ðə kˈæptʃɚd sˈɪɾɪzənz ʌvðə nˈɑːvɡoːɹˌɑːd ɹᵻpˈʌblɪk tʊ ɪstˈæblɪʃ sˈɛɾəlmənts ɪnðə plˈeɪs ʌvðə kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi lˌʌbɪˈæŋkə skwˈɛɹ.
The first mention of the name "Lubyanka" dates from 1480; it was given to this street in honour of the "Lubyanets", one of the medieval Veliky Novgorod hoods when the Tsar Ivan III ordered the captured citizens of the Novgorod Republic to establish settlements in the place of the contemporary Lubyanka Square.