Hornostaivka
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Горностаївка.
English name
Hornostaivka — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); selected for English geographical use.
Other forms in use:
- Gornostayevka — Russian-based Latin spelling for older or Russian-derived references in English; independent prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Hornostaïvka — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym. ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Hornostayivka — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Gornostaïvka — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Горностаївка — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
French name
Hornostaïvka — French locality reference spelling, following French transcription conventions.
Other forms in use:
- Hornostaivka — International spelling useful for French texts quoting Ukrainian or English sources; the adapted French heading is given above.
About
Hornostaivka is a settlement on the Dnipro in Kherson Oblast. It faces the area formerly covered by the Kakhovka reservoir and serves the surrounding steppe countryside.
Notes
Supplied Kherson settlement Q2453038 retained. Short English Hornostaivka leads to disambiguation Q4144638; the correct locality is Hornostaivka, Kakhovka Raion, Kherson Oblast. Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2453038 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornostaivka,_Kakhovka_Raion,_Kherson_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornostaïvka ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Горностаївка_(селище).
Identifiers: Wikidata Q2453038 · JSON
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