Gniezno

A settlement in Poland.

English name

Gniezno — Current local name, already written in the Latin alphabet; used directly in English without translation.

Other forms in use:

Gnesen — Historical German name, encountered in English historical writing, older maps and family records.
Gnesne — French transcription used in French-language accounts; retained alongside the selected main form.
Gnesna — Historical Latin name used in scholarly or early printed sources, not a current everyday name.

Gniezno — Nom local actuel, déjà écrit en alphabet latin et repris tel quel en français.

Other forms in use:

Gnesen — Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les récits historiques, les anciennes cartes et les recherches familiales.
Gnesne — Transcription française employée dans les textes francophones, conservée à côté de la forme principale retenue.
Gnesna — Nom latin historique employé dans les travaux savants ou les imprimés anciens, sans usage courant actuel.

Gniezno is a historic city in Greater Poland, east of Poznań. Its cathedral and the cult of Saint Adalbert connect it with the early Polish state.

Gnesne is an older French exonym; Gniezno is preferred in contemporary French. Gnesen remains familiar in histories of Prussia and medieval Poland.