Elamur LocationsDykanka
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Диканька.
English name
Dykanka — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.
Other forms in use:
- Dikanka — Russian-based form familiar from English translations of Gogol’s story collection.
- Dykańka — Polish historical name quoted in English regional history.
- Dykan’ka — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- Dikanʹka — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- Dykanʹka — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- Диканька — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.
French name
Dykanka — Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.
Other forms in use:
- Dikanka — Russian-derived form used in the French literary title Les Veillées du hameau près de Dikanka.
- Dykańka — Polish historical name explicitly quoted in French geographical references.
About
Dykanka is a settlement north of Poltava in central Ukraine. Its name is closely associated with Nikolai Gogol's early stories and with the historic Kochubey estate.
Notes
French Dikanka is used in literary editions of Gogol. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Nuit_de_la_Saint-Jean_(Nicolas_Gogol) Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykanka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykanka.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q1268711 · JSON
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