{
  "place_id": "velykyi-bychkiv#7664_11333",
  "wikidata": "Q1093414",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Великий Бичків",
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Velykyi Bychkiv",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Velikiy Bychkov",
          "why": "Russian-based English spelling used in historical and geographical references; not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nagybocskó",
          "why": "Hungarian historical and community name quoted in English Transcarpathian references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nagybocska",
          "why": "Hungarian variant quoted in English geographical references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velký Bočkov",
          "why": "Czech historical name quoted in English references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Veľký Bočkov",
          "why": "Slovak form quoted in English references."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velykyï Bytchkiv",
          "why": "French spelling, useful when an English text cites French maps, titles or historical sources; not the selected English main form."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velykyy Bychkiv",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velikij Bičkìv",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velykyĭ Bychkiv",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); a standard-derived search form, not evidence of an established English exonym. Textual occurrence has not been independently verified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Великий Бичків",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling, useful when matching quoted local maps, addresses and source titles in English."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nagybocsko",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Nagybocskó for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velky Bockov",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Velký Bočkov for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velykyi Bytchkiv",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Velykyï Bytchkiv for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Velykyï Bytchkiv",
      "why": "Attested French reference spelling; the adaptation follows French transcription conventions rather than English spelling.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Nagybocskó",
          "why": "Hungarian historical name for French Transcarpathian research."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velký Bočkov",
          "why": "Czech historical form useful for French archival searches; prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velykyi Bychkiv",
          "why": "International spelling also useful for French source matching; the selected French main follows French reference transcription."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velykyi Bytchkiv",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Velykyï Bytchkiv for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Nagybocsko",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Nagybocskó for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Velky Bockov",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Velký Bočkov for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Velykyi Bychkiv is a settlement in Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. It lies beside the Tisza opposite the Romanian settlement of Bocicoiu Mare.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "Bocicoiu Mare is the Romanian settlement across the Tisza and also appears in historical naming discussions; not emitted as an unrestricted synonym for the modern Ukrainian settlement. System-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velykyi_Bychkiv ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Velykyï_Bytchkiv.",
  "rank": 1062,
  "slug": "velykyi-bychkiv"
}