Elamur LocationsPyetrykaw
A settlement in Belarus; local name Петрыкаў.
English name
Pyetrykaw — Conventional Belarusian-based English form, using ye for е and w for ў; Petrikov is the Russian-based alternative.
Other forms in use:
- Pietrykaŭ — Belarusian national geographical romanization of 2007, recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, not a claim that domestic rules remained unchanged after 2023.
- Petrikov — Russian-based form used in English historical and geographical writing.
- Petryków — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- Petrykaw — French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form.
- Петрыкаў — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local source titles and addresses cited in English.
- Петриков — Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling.
- Petrykow — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Petryków for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
French name
Petrykaw — French reference form with initial Pe- and final w; Petrikov is the Russian-derived French alternative.
Other forms in use:
- Petrikov — Russian form familiar in French historical and geographical references.
- Petrykaŭ — Belarusian Latin form explicitly quoted in French reference material.
- Petryków — Polish historical form explicitly given in French references.
- Petrykow — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Petryków for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
About
Pyetrykaw is a town on the Pripyat in Gomel Region, southern Belarus. Its river setting places it within the wetlands and forests of Polesia.
Notes
The Belarusian 2007 geographical system is identified by date; no claim that it remains the unchanged domestic standard after 2023. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietrykaw ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrykaw.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q955717 · JSON
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