Viljandi

A settlement in Estonia.

English name

Viljandi — Estonian official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.

Other forms in use:

Fellin — Historical German name widely used in English accounts of Livonia and the medieval castle.
Vil’yandi — Russian-mediated English transcription found in older geographical records.
Vilyandi — Simplified Russian-based spelling in English indexes.

Viljandi — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

Fellin — Historical German name used in French accounts of Livonia and the Teutonic era.
Viliandi — Older French transcription, retained in some historical geographical texts.

Viljandi is a town in southern Estonia above a long lake. Its castle ruins and folk-music traditions make it a major cultural centre of the region.

Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.