{
  "place_id": "kodyma#7672_11618",
  "wikidata": "Q889573",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Кодима",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Kodyma",
      "why": "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 ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Codâma",
          "why": "Romanian historical name quoted in English references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kódyma",
          "why": "Stress-marked form indexed in English naming data; the accent is explanatory, not part of the official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Kodima",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Кодима",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Codama",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Codâma for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Kodyma",
      "why": "Same form as in English; used in French geographical references.",
      "alternatives": []
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Kodyma is a small city in northern Odesa Oblast in Ukraine. It lies near the boundary with Podillia and serves the surrounding farming area.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodyma ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodyma.",
  "rank": 1142,
  "slug": "kodyma"
}