Ukrainian National transliteration

This article is about the official Ukrainian-to-Latin transliteration rules approved by Resolution no. 55 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 27 January 2010. For any other (unofficial or expired) system, see Romanization of Ukrainian.

On Normalization of Transliteration of the Ukrainian Alphabet by Means of the Latin Alphabet, or Resolution No. 55 was adopted by the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on 27 January 2010. The Resolution approved The Table of transliteration of the Ukrainian Alphabet by Means of the Latin Alphabet. As a result of the adoption of this Resolution Ukrainian proper names (personal names and surnames, geographical names) are rendered by means of the Latin alphabet in accordance with unified rules of transliteration according to the Table approved by the Resolution.

The 27th session of the UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names (UNGEGN) held in New York 30 July and 10 August 2012 after listening The State Agency of Land Resources of Ukraine (now known as Derzhheokadastr: Ukraine State Service of Geodesy, Cartography and Cadastre) experts approved the Ukrainian system of romanization proper names used in official documents, in publication of cartographic works, on signs and indicators of inhabited localities, streets, stops, subway stations and other.

Transliteration table

Ukrainian	Latin	Position in the word	Examples
			Ukrainian	Latin
Аa	Aа		Алушта	Alushta
			Андрій	Andrii
Бб	Bb		Борщагівка	Borshchahivka
			Борисенко	Borysenko
Вв	Vv		Вінниця	Vinnytsia
			Володимир	Volodymyr
Гг	Hh		Гадяч	Hadiach
			Богдан	Bohdan
		/see note 1/	Згурський	Zghurskyi
Ґґ	Gg		Ґалаґан	Galagan
			Ґорґани	Gorgany
Дд	Dd		Донецьк	Donetsk
			Дмитро	Dmytro
Ее	Ee		Рівне	Rivne
			Олег	Oleh
			Есмань	Esman
Єє	Ye	initial	Єнакієве	Yenakiieve
			Гаєвич	Haievych
	ie	others	Короп'є	Koropie
Жж	Zh zh		Житомир	Zhytomyr
			Жанна	Zhanna
			Жежелів	Zhezheliv
Зз	Zz		Закарпаття	Zakarpattia
			Казимирчук	Kazymyrchuk
Ии	Yy		Медвин	Medvyn
			Михайленко	Mykhailenko
Іі	Ii		Іванків	Ivankiv
			Іващенко	Ivashchenko
Її	Yi	initial	Їжакевич	Yizhakevych
	i	others	Кадиївка	Kadyivka
			Мар'їне	Marine
Йй	Y	initial	Йосипівка	Yosypivka
	i	others	Стрий	Stryi
			Олексій	Oleksii
Кк	Kk		Київ	Kyiv
			Коваленко	Kovalenko
Лл	Ll		Лебедин	Lebedyn
			Леонід	Leonid
Мм	Mm		Миколаїв	Mykolaiv
			Маринич	Marynych
Нн	Nn		Ніжин	Nizhyn
			Наталія	Nataliia
Оо	Oo		Одеса	Odesa
			Онищенко	Onyshchenko
Пп	Pp		Полтава	Poltava
			Петро	Petro
Рр	Rr		Решетилівка	Reshetylivka
			Рибчинський	Rybchynskyi
Сс	Ss		Суми	Sumy
			Соломія	Solomiia
Тт	Tt		Тернопіль	Ternopil
			Троць	Trots
Уу	Uu		Ужгород	Uzhhorod
			Уляна	Uliana
Фф	Ff		Фастів	Fastiv
			Філіпчук	Filipchuk
Хх	Kh kh		Харків	Kharkiv
			Христина	Khrystyna
Цц	Ts ts		Біла Церква	Bila Tserkva
			Стеценко	Stetsenko
Чч	Ch ch		Чернівці	Chernivtsi
			Шевченко	Shevchenko
Шш	Sh sh		Шостка	Shostka
			Кишеньки	Kyshenky
Щщ	Shch shch		Щербухи	Shcherbukhy
			Гоща	Hoshcha
			Гаращенко	Harashchenko
Юю	Yu	initial	Юрій	Yurii
	iu	others	Корюківка	Koriukivka
Яя	Ya	initial	Яготин	Yahotyn
			Ярошенко	Yaroshenko
	ia	others	Костянтин	Kostiantyn
			Знам'янка	Znamianka
			Феодосія	Feodosiia

Notes:

1. Combination of letters "зг" is transliterated as "zgh" (e.g., Згорани – Zghorany, Розгон Rozghon) as opposed to "zh" – the equivalent of the Ukrainian letter "ж".
2. Soft sign and the apostrophe are not reproduced in Latin.
3. Transliteration of first and last names of individuals and geographical names is carried out by way of letter-for-letter representation in Latin.

External links

• English Transliteration by the State Migration Service of Ukraine