Desna

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Десна.

English name

Desna — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). The same string also results from ISO 9:1995 character transliteration. The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

• Десна — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.

French name

Desna — Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.

About

Desna is a settlement in southern Chernihiv Oblast near the river of the same name. It is closely associated with a large Ukrainian military training centre.

Notes

Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desna,_Chernihiv_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desna_(oblast_de_Tchernihiv).

Identifiers: Wikidata Q587522 · JSON

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