Elamur LocationsKėdainiai
A settlement in Lithuania.
English name
Kėdainiai — Current Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its native diacritics.
Other forms in use:
- Kiejdany — Polish historical name used in English accounts of the Commonwealth and the 1655 union.
- Keidan — Yiddish-derived name in English Jewish history and genealogy.
- Kedainiai — Unaccented Lithuanian form.
French name
Kėdainiai — Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Kiejdany — Polish historical name encountered in French histories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- Keidan — Historical Jewish name relevant to French genealogical searches.
- Kedainiai — Unaccented search form in French plain text; retain the native diacritics in edited French.
About
Kėdainiai is a town on the Nevėžis in central Lithuania. Its old town reflects the influence of the Radziwiłł family and a history of several religious communities.
Notes
Keep the Lithuanian dot on ė in the edited main name. Input label 'Кедайняй' is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q735138 · JSON
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