Elamur LocationsOleshnyk
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Олешник.
English name
Oleshnyk — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).
Other forms in use:
- Oleshnik — English naming-data label; Ukrainian national 2010 rendering is Oleshnyk.
- Egres — Former Hungarian name, replaced by Oleshnyk in 1946; the historical Latin spelling lacks Ukrainian consonant conventions.
- Szőllősegres — Hungarian historical or community name indexed for this locality; independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Olešník — Czechoslovak-period form indexed in English naming data; English use unverified.
- Olešnik — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified.
- Олешник — Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
- Szollosegres — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Szőllősegres for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Olesnik — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Olešník for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
French name
Oleshnyk — Same as in English; no separate established French prose name was verified.
Other forms in use:
- Szőllősegres — Hungarian historical name indexed in French naming data; French prose frequency unverified.
- Olešník — Czechoslovak-period spelling indexed in French naming data; French prose frequency unverified.
- Olešnik — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified.
- Szollosegres — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Szőllősegres for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- Olesnik — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Olešník for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
About
Oleshnyk is a village near Vynohradiv in Zakarpattia Oblast. Its older name, Egres, reflects the area's Hungarian history, while the present Ukrainian name dates from 1946.
Notes
Current national Ukrainian Oleshnyk selected over naming-data Oleshnik. Library local history dates replacement of Egres to 1946. https://vin-library.do.am/publ/5-1-0-860 Standard-derived romanizations are retrieval aids, not claims of English or French prose frequency. Independent French locality-reference attestation is limited. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q840234 ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Олешник ; https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ołesznyk ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleșnîk,_Vînohradiv.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q840234 · JSON
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