{
  "place_id": "vodiane#7638_11916",
  "wikidata": "Q4114220",
  "country": "UA",
  "local_name": "Водяне",
  "forms": [],
  "names": {
    "en": {
      "main": "Vodiane",
      "why": "Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010), adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019; selected for English geographical use.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Vodyane",
          "why": "Older Ukrainian-based English spelling using ya for я. BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vodyanoye",
          "why": "Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older or Russian-derived references in English; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vodâne",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vodi͡ane",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with independent English prose frequency unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Водяне",
          "why": "Original Ukrainian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English."
        }
      ]
    },
    "fr": {
      "main": "Vodiane",
      "why": "Same as in English; used as the French locality heading.",
      "alternatives": [
        {
          "name": "Vodianoïe",
          "why": "Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in the French locality reference; French transcription rather than a new official name."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vodyane",
          "why": "BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vodâne",
          "why": "ISO 9:1995 character transliteration form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vodi͡ane",
          "why": "ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table) form for French catalogue/source matching; same system form as in English, French prose use unverified."
        },
        {
          "name": "Vodianoie",
          "why": "Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Vodianoïe for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified."
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "about_en": "Vodiane is a village near Kamianka-Dniprovska in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. It lies in the Dnipro lowlands, in an area historically associated with vegetable growing and the former Kakhovka Reservoir.",
  "about_fr": "",
  "certainty": "medium",
  "notes": "This is Vodiane beside Kamianka-Dniprovska, not a namesake elsewhere. Former reservoir shoreline is described historically after destruction of the Kakhovka dam in 2023. Standard-derived romanizations are retrieval aids, not claims of English or French prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4114220 ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodiane_(raïon_de_Vassylivka) ; https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Водяне_(Василівський_район) ; https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wodiane_(rejon_wasylowski) ; https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodeane,_Kameanka-Dniprovska.",
  "dropped": [],
  "version": 0,
  "rank": 1548,
  "slug": "vodiane"
}