Kamianets

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Кам'янець.

English name

Kamianets — Current Ukrainian official name adopted in September 2024; national romanization (2010) gives Kamianets.

Other forms in use:

• Novhorodka — Former Ukrainian official name, replaced by Kamianets in September 2024.
• Novgorodka — Russian form of the former name, replaced in Ukrainian law in 2024.
• Kam'yanets — Apostrophe-preserving older Ukrainian romanization; not the national 2010 spelling.
• Kamyanets — English naming-data spelling using ya for я; national Ukrainian romanization gives Kamianets.
• Kam”yanets’ — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, independent English prose use unverified.
• Кам'янець — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.

French name

Kamianets — Current official Ukrainian form retained for French readers after the 2024 change; French locality heading still has Novhorodka.

Other forms in use:

• Novhorodka — Former Ukrainian name, replaced in 2024; retained for French source matching, independent prose frequency unverified.
• Novgorodka — Russian-based former name for older French source matching; replaced in Ukrainian law in 2024.

About

Kamianets is a settlement in Kirovohrad Oblast, central Ukraine. Formerly known as Novhorodka, it received its present name in 2024.

Notes

Current Kamianets replaced Novhorodka by resolution 3984-IX adopted 19 September 2024. French locality heading retains the old name. This is not Kamianets-Podilskyi. https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/show/3984-IX Standard-derived forms support retrieval without implying English or French press adoption. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1999838 ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamianets,_Kirovohrad_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novhorodka.

Identifiers: Wikidata Q1999838 · JSON

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