Nizhny, Nizhnyaya, or Nizhneye, literally meaning "lower", is the name of several Russian localities. It may refer to:Nizhny Novgorod, a Russian city colloquially referred to as "Nizhny" Nizhny, Republic of Bashkortostan, a khutor in Chishminsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan Nizhny, Samara Oblast, a settlement in Isaklinsky District of Samara Oblast Nizhnyaya, Kirov Oblast, a village in Pizhansky District of Kirov Oblast Nizhnyaya, Leningrad Oblast, a village in Gatchinsky District of Leningrad Oblast Nizhneye, Bryansk Oblast, a selo in Starodubsky District of Bryansk Oblast Nizhneye, Kaluga Oblast, a selo in Zhukovsky District of Kaluga Oblast