Boiarka
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Боярка.
English name
Boiarka — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019.
Other forms in use:
- Boyarka — Older Ukrainian/Russian-based English spelling, common in maps and historical accounts. BGN/PCGN 1965 geographical romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Boiarka-Budaiivka — Compound settlement name used before the adoption of Boiarka in 1956; historical scope differs from the modern city.
- Boârka — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Boi͡arka — ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011 library romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Боярка — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.
French name
Boïarka — French transcription uses ï to separate the vowels; adapted spelling Boïarka is used in French geographical references.
Other forms in use:
- Boiarka — Same official Latin form as in English; French typography may omit the diaeresis.
- Boyarka — English-style form also encountered in French references.
About
Boiarka is a city southwest of Kyiv in Kyiv Oblast. Its railway and wooded surroundings helped it develop as a residential and health-resort settlement.
Notes
The modern city combines older settlements; earlier component names are not exact synonyms for all its present territory.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q891175 · JSON
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