Borova
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Борова.
English name
Borova — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ISO 9:1995 character transliteration. Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).
Other forms in use:
- Borovaya — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Борова — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.
French name
Borova — Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.
About
Borova is a settlement on the Stuhna River in Kyiv Oblast. Motovylivka railway station links it with Fastiv and Kyiv.
Notes
Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borova,_Kyiv_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borova_(oblast_de_Kiev) ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Борова_(Фастівський_район) ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Барава_(Фасціўскі_раён) ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borova.
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