Piskivka
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Пісківка.
English name
Piskivka — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).
Other forms in use:
- Peskovka — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- Pìskìvka — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- Пісківка — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.
French name
Piskivka — Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.
About
Piskivka is a settlement in the wooded northwestern part of Kyiv Oblast. It grew around railway connections and industries using the area's natural resources.
Notes
Standard-derived forms are retrieval aids, not claims of English prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piskivka,_Kyiv_Oblast ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piskivka ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Пісківка_(селище) ; https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/Піскіўка ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piskivka.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q4359719 · JSON
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