ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə wˌʌn, ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ jˈuːzd təbi loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd hˈaɪɚɹ ˌʌp ɪnðə hˈɪlz, ænd wʌz fˈoːɹst tə ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪt ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚli bˈæd ɪnfɛstˈeɪʃən ʌv ˈɪnsɛkts"ˈɛmɹˈævi" mˈiːnz "ˈænts" ɪn mˌæsɪdˈoʊniən.
According to one, the village used to be located higher up in the hills, and was forced to relocate after a particularly bad infestation of insects ("mravi" means "ants" in Macedonian).