Elamur LocationsPivdenne
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Південне.
English name
Pivdenne — Current Ukrainian name, romanized under the Ukrainian national system of 2010, also adopted in the BGN/PCGN agreement of 2019; selected for present-day English use.
Other forms in use:
- Yuzhne — Former Ukrainian name in English romanization; replaced by Pivdenne in 2024.
- Yuzhny — Russian-based form of the former name, common in English shipping reports.
- Yuzhnyy — BGN/PCGN 1947-style romanization of Russian Южный, used for the former name.
- Yuzhnoe — Russian-based variant of the former name in geographical references.
- Pìvdenne — ISO 9:1995 letter-for-letter transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a systematic bibliographic/search form, not a claim of established English usage.
- Південне — Ukrainian original-script name, included for recognition in quotations and indexes; not an English romanization.
French name
Pivdenne — Same current spelling as in English; French geographical references have begun using Pivdenne after the 2024 renaming, while older port texts retain Youjne or Youjné.
Other forms in use:
- Youjne — Former name in French transcription, replaced officially in 2024.
- Youjné — Accented French variant of the former name.
- Ioujne — Alternative French transcription of the former name.
- Ioujny — Russian-based French form found in port references.
About
Pivdenne is a Black Sea city in Odesa Oblast, east of Odesa. It grew as a planned industrial and port town associated with the nearby deep-water harbour.
Notes
Renamed from Южне (Yuzhne) by Rada resolution of 9 October 2024: https://www.rada.gov.ua/print/254301.html . Distinguish the city from the port name Pivdennyi and other Ukrainian places called Pivdenne. ISO 9:1995 alternatives are systematic search aids, not independently attested exonyms.
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