Elamur LocationsVasylkiv
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Васильків.
English name
Vasylkiv — 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.
Other forms in use:
- Vasilkov — Established Russian-based English spelling of Васильков.
- Wasylków — Polish historical spelling, encountered in English works using Polish sources.
- Wasylkow — Diacritic-free Polish form.
- Vasyl’kiv — BGN/PCGN 1965 geographical romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Vasilʹkìv — 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.
- Vasylʹkiv — ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011 library romanization of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- Васильків — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.
French name
Vassylkiv — French usage doubles s between vowels; Vassylkiv appears in Swiss French reporting and French official cultural material.
Other forms in use:
- Vasylkiv — Same official Latin form as in English; French sources may keep the single s.
- Vassilkov — Older Russian-based French spelling, distinct from Ukrainian-based Vassylkiv.
About
Vasylkiv is a city on the Stuhna River in Kyiv Oblast south of Kyiv. Its hilltop churches and earthworks reflect its long history as a fortified settlement.
Notes
French Vassylkiv is attested by Le Temps and the Institut français d’Ukraine; it is not an independent municipal renaming.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q997421 · JSON
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