Garliava
A settlement in Lithuania.
English name
Garliava — Current official Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.
Other forms in use:
- Godlewo — Historical Polish name quoted in English regional history and genealogical references.
- Godlevo — Russian-based historical English form.
- Gudleve — Yiddish-derived name used in Jewish historical and genealogical references; not the modern civic name.
French name
Garliava — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.
Other forms in use:
- Godlewo — Polish historical name explicitly discussed in the French account of the town’s founding.
- Gudleve — Jewish historical name for retrieval in French-language sources; exact frequency in French prose is unverified.
About
Garliava is a town immediately south of Kaunas in central Lithuania. Although it has its own town identity, it forms part of the wider Kaunas urban area.
Notes
Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garliava ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garliava.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q1004312 · JSON
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