Elamur LocationsMyrhorod
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Миргород.
English name
Myrhorod — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019. This spelling also coincides with BGN/PCGN 1965 and ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011.
Other forms in use:
- Mirgorod — Established Russian-based name, familiar in English as the title of Gogol’s story collection. ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Миргород — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.
French name
Myrhorod — Same Ukrainian-based form as in English; French literary references often retain Mirgorod.
Other forms in use:
- Mirgorod — Traditional Russian-based form familiar to French readers from Gogol’s collection of stories.
About
Myrhorod is a spa city on the Khorol River in Poltava Oblast. Its mineral waters and its association with the writer Nikolai Gogol are prominent parts of its cultural identity.
Notes
Myrhorod is the current city name in Ukrainian romanization. Mirgorod also names Gogol’s literary collection and should not be treated as a municipal renaming.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q161961 · JSON
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