Cherepovets suna ne da ya dace da ke nufin wani birni a Rasha, wanda yake a arewa maso yammacin ƙasar, a yankin Vologda Oblast. Sunan "Cherepovets" ya fito ne daga kalmomin Rasha "cherep" (skull) da "ovets" (a zahiri "wanda yake da" ko "wanda ya mallaka"), wanda za'a iya fassara shi da ma'ana "wurin wanda yake da shi". a kwanyar."
