Elamur LocationsLebedyn
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Лебедин.
English name
Lebedyn — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.
Other forms in use:
- Lebedin — Russian-based historical spelling.
- Лебедин — Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name.
French name
Lebedyn — Editorial French transcription using French sound-spelling conventions; no place-specific official recommendation or press preference has been verified.
Other forms in use:
- Lebedine — Russian-based French transcription.
- Lebedin — Uninflected international spelling in French references.
About
Lebedyn is a town in Sumy Oblast in north-eastern Ukraine. Its art museum and older churches reflect its role as a local cultural centre in Sloboda Ukraine.
Notes
This is the town in Sumy Oblast, not the village of Lebedyn in Cherkasy Oblast. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .
Identifiers: Wikidata Q476688 · JSON
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