Kyïv (Ukraine)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
קייב (אוקראינה)
Name (Latin)
Kyïv (Ukraine)
Name (Cyrilic)
Киев (Ukraine)
Other forms of name
nne Kiev (Ukraine)
Kief (Ukraine)
Kiew (Ukraine)
Kijew (Ukraine)
Kijów (Ukraine)
Kiyev (Ukraine)
Kiev (Ukraine)
Kiyiv (Ukraine)
Kyyiv (Ukraine)
Kievo (Ukraine)
Kyjiv (Ukraine)
Kyjiw (Ukraine)
Київ (Україна)
Киев (Украина)
קיוב (אוקראינה)
קיעב (אוקראינה)
קיעוו (אוקראינה)
Coordinates
30.52361111 30.52361111 50.45 50.45 (gooearth )
E0303100 E0303100 N0502600 N0502600 (other )
E0303124 E0303124 N0502700 N0502700 (wikiped )
E0303126 E0303126 N0502700 N0502700 (bound )
E0301411 E0304939 N0503526 N0501247 (bound )
E0301421 E0304933 N0503526 N0501247 (bound )
E0303100 E0303100 N0502600 N0502600 (geonet )
30.516667 30.516667 50.433333 50.433333 (geonet )
Type of jurisdiction
Cities and towns
Capitals (Cities)
Associated country
Ukraine
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 150028026
Wikidata: Q1899
Library of congress: n 81022031
Sources of Information
  • Email from Foreign Names Committee Chair, Sept. 11, 2019:(An amended version of the current Kyiv statement will be posted to the website. It will explain that the 1965 BGN/PGN Ukrainian Romanization, which is currently used for other place names in Ukraine, renders the name of the city as "Kyyiv." The approved name "Kyiv" represents a locally-used Latin alphabet rendering and it has been the approved name since 2006 based upon a recommendation form the U.S. State Department. The name "Kiev" has been changed from a conventional name to a variant name in the BGN database, and "Kiev" is no longer considered appropriate for official use.)
  • BGN phone reply, 2-24-81(Kiyev; Kiev = conventional; variants: Kiyiv, Kijew, Kijów; popl. 50°26ʹN 30°31ʹE)
  • Priphtē, K. Rosia, 1977 (subj.)t.p. (Kievo)
  • Velinská, E. IX. Mezinárodní sjezd slavistů, Kyjiv 1983 ... 1987:t.p. (Kyjiv)
  • BGN. Foreign names info. bull., Feb. 1975, surrogate:p. 6 (former name: Kiyev [Russian]; new name: Kyyiv [Ukrainian], Kiev [conv.]; ppl.)
  • Ukraįna [MAP] 1992:(Kyįv)
  • Rosja i jej sa̜siedzi [MAP] 1993:(Kyjiw (Kijów))
  • Wikipedia, September 10, 2015(Kiev or Kyiv (Ukrainian: Київ = Kyįv; Russian: Киев = Kiev) is the capital and largest city of Ukraine; 50°27ʹ00ʺN 30°31ʹ24ʺE)
  • The world factbook, via WWW, September 10, 2015(under Ukraine: capital: Kyiv (Kiev); geographic coordinates: 50 26 N, 30 31 E)
  • GEOnet names server, September 10, 2015(Kiev (conventional); Kyiv (approved); variants: Kief; Kiew; Kijew; Kijów; Kiyev; Kiyiv; Kyyiv; Київ; capital of a political entity, Ukraine, first-order adiministrative division: Kyyiv, Misto; 50°26ʹ00ʺN, 030°31ʹ00ʺE (50.433333, 30.516667))
  • GEOnet, viewed on Sept. 12, 2019:(Kyiv [approved], PPLC of Ukraine, 50°26ʹ00ʺN, 030°31ʹ00ʺE; variants: Kief; Kiev; Kiew; Kijew; Kijów; Kiyev; Kiyiv; Kyyiv; Київ [variant non-roman script]
  • Email from Foreign Names Committee Chair, Sept. 11, 2019:(An amended version of the current Kyiv statement will be posted to the website. It will explain that the 1965 BGN/PGN Ukraninan Romanization, which is currently used for other place names in Ukraine, renders the name of the city as "Kyyiv." The approved name "Kyiv" represents a locally-used Latin alphabet rendering and it has been the approved name since 2006 based upon a recommendation form the U.S. State Department. The name "Kiev" has been changed from a conventional name to a variant name in the BGN database, and "Kiev" is no longer considered appropriate for official use.)