{
  "place_id": "cherniakhiv#7803_11592",
  "wikidata": "Q872377",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Черняхів",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Cherniakhiv",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Chernyakhiv",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based English form with ya for я. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Chernyakhov",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Czerniachów",
          "why": "Polish historical name used in regional history and genealogical references in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Tcherniakhiv",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Černâhìv",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Cherni͡akhiv",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Черняхів",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Czerniachow",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Czerniachów for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Tcherniakhiv",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Tcherniakhov",
          "why": "Russian-derived spelling explicitly recorded in French reference usage; not a change to the Ukrainian official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Cherniakhiv",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Cherniakhiv is a settlement north of Zhytomyr in northern Ukraine. It serves as a local centre for the surrounding countryside.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherniakhiv,_Zhytomyr_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tcherniakhiv.",
  "rank": 1036,
  "slug": "cherniakhiv"
}