{
  "place_id": "ichnia#7825_11800",
  "wikidata": "Q149201",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Ічня",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Ichnia",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name, using the Ukrainian national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ichnya",
          "why": "Older English Ukrainian/Russian-based rendering using ya for я. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian system (1965); a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium."
        },
        {
          "name": "Itchnia",
          "why": "French-language name, relevant when an English text quotes a French source title or historical reference; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ìčnâ",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ichni͡a",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization table (2011 edition); a standard-derived retrieval form, not claimed as an independently attested press exonym. Confidence in textual occurrence is medium."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ічня",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local addresses, maps or source titles cited in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Ичня",
          "why": "Russian-script name recorded in local/reference sources, retained for matching quotations in English; not a preferred English spelling."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Itchnia",
      "why": "French reference form, using tch for ч rather than English ch.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Ichnia",
          "why": "International Ukrainian spelling used in French source titles; Itchnia adapts ч as tch."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Ichnia is a town on the Ichenka River in Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. Nearby woodland forms part of Ichnia National Nature Park.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Formal romanization variants are search aids and do not establish common usage in either language. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichnia ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itchnia.",
  "rank": 908,
  "slug": "ichnia"
}