{
  "place_id": "liubymivka-rovenkivskyi-raion#7669_12191",
  "wikidata": "Q4160807",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Любимівка",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Liubymivka",
      "why": "Ukrainian historical name restored in 2016, in the national romanization of 2010.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Lyubymivka",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based spelling using yu for ю. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dzerzhynskyi",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian Soviet name, replaced by Liubymivka in 2016."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dzerzhinsky",
          "why": "Russian-based spelling of the former name, still used in occupation-era sources."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dzerzhinskiy",
          "why": "Alternative romanization of the Russian former name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lioubymivka",
          "why": "French reference spelling; useful when English writing cites French titles or sources. Not asserted to be a usual English exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Lûbimìvka",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Li͡ubymivka",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym."
        },
        {
          "name": "Любимівка",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Lioubymivka",
      "why": "French reference spelling of the restored 2016 name, with ou for у; former-name Dzerjinskiï remains useful in French historical searches.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Dzerjinskiï",
          "why": "French transcription of the Russian former name, replaced by Liubymivka in Ukrainian law in 2016."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dzerzhynskyi",
          "why": "Former Ukrainian name in international romanization, useful for matching French citations dated before the 2016 change."
        },
        {
          "name": "Liubymivka",
          "why": "International spelling retained for French source matching; French reference usage also has the adapted main form above."
        },
        {
          "name": "Dzerjinskii",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Dzerjinskiï for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Liubymivka is a settlement near Rovenky in Ukraine's Luhansk Oblast. It belongs to the coal-mining landscape of the Donbas and was formerly named after Felix Dzerzhinsky.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Historical name Liubymivka restored under Ukrainian resolution 1351-VIII of 12 May 2016, replacing Dzerzhynskyi. French Lioubymivka is separately attested. The former name persists in occupation-era sources. https://land.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%BD%D1%8F_%D1%81%D0%BC%D1%82_%D0%92%D0%A0%D0%A3_28_8.pdf Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liubymivka,_Rovenky_Raion,_Luhansk_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lioubymivka.",
  "rank": 1130,
  "slug": "liubymivka"
}