Elamur LocationsPolonne
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Полонне.
English name
Polonne — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, followed by BGN/PCGN since 2019; selected as the English main form.
Other forms in use:
- Polonnoye — Russian-based English name.
- Polonnoe — Alternative romanization of the Russian name.
- Połonne — Polish historical spelling.
- Полонне — Ukrainian original-script name, useful in quotations and bilingual indexes; not a romanized English name.
French name
Polonne — Same as in English; editorial choice for French reference use. A place-specific official French recommendation has not been established.
Other forms in use:
- Polonné — French accent-marked geographical spelling.
- Polonnoïe — Russian-mediated French transcription.
- Połonne — Polish historical spelling.
About
Polonne is a town on the Khomora river in Khmelnytskyi Oblast. Its history combines an older fortified settlement with a later porcelain-making tradition.
Notes
The Ukrainian name has a double n. This is not Poltava or Polonne in another context. Romanization references: https://mfa.gov.ua/en/correctua ; https://arhiiv.eki.ee/wgrs/v3_0/rom2_uk.htm ; https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/ukrainia.pdf .
Identifiers: Wikidata Q997351 · JSON
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