Yahotyn
A settlement in Ukraine; local name Яготин.
English name
Yahotyn — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. BGN/PCGN 1965 gives the same string.
Other forms in use:
- Yagotin — Russian-based English form found in older maps and historical writing.
- Yagotyn — Older mixed transcription, with initial Ya and Russian-style g, encountered in English references.
- Jahotyn — Scholarly-style Ukrainian transcription with j for initial Я; not the national 2010 form.
- Âgotin — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; a technical search form, not an independently attested English exonym.
- I͡ahotyn — ALA-LC Ukrainian table, 2011 edition, with its bibliographic diacritics; a catalogue retrieval form rather than a separate English exonym.
French name
Yahotyn — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Iahotyn — French-style initial Ia variant of the Ukrainian-based name.
- Iagotine — Older French Russian-mediated rendering of Яготин.
- Yagotin — International Russian-based spelling retained in some French historical sources.
About
Yahotyn is a town in eastern Kyiv Oblast beside the Supii River. The Repnin estate and its connections with Taras Shevchenko form an important part of the town’s cultural history.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q997434 · JSON
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