The first written mention of Vrakuňa was in 1279 as a village named Werekne. Some other recorded medieval names are Verekene (1290), Frecendorf (1297), Verekuna (1323), Oluerekenye (1356), Berekenye in theutonico Fratedorf (1393) or Vraknye (1459). The name is probably derived from a
Proto-Slavic appelative *vrakunъ, potentially reflecting Pre-Christian (
pagan) rituals. The stem
vra- means "to speak without making any sense",
vrakúň – a wizzard, preserved in – a liar, a gossip). Lajos Kiss (1988) tried to drive the name from
Proto-Slavic *vir- (a whirl).
Šimon Ondruš (1990) from
Proto-Slavic *vorkъ (in
East Slavic languages:
vorok - a fence, a barrier) like Vorkonъ, Vorkunovka and other similar names, but documented only for the East Slavs. ==History==