Uzda
A settlement in Belarus; local name Узда.
English name
Uzda — Conventional Belarusian-based English form; the 2007 national geographical romanization is listed separately where it differs.
Other forms in use:
- Uzde — Yiddish-derived name used in Jewish historical and genealogical references; not the modern civic name.
- Ouzda — French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form.
- Узда — Original Belarusian spelling for matching local source titles and addresses cited in English.
French name
Ouzda — French reference form with ou; international Uzda appears in Latin-script quotations.
Other forms in use:
- Uzda — International spelling quoted in French Latin-script and source-title contexts; Ouzda follows French ou.
About
Uzda is a district town southwest of Minsk in central Belarus. Its history as a small market town is reflected in its surviving religious buildings and memories of its former Jewish community.
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/Uzda ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouzda.
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