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# Loyew

A settlement in Belarus; local name Лоеў.

## English name

**Loyew** — Belarusian-based English reference spelling; Russian-derived and dated national-system forms are distinguished below.

Other forms in use:

- **Loyev** — Alternative English spelling explicitly used in English prose.
- **Loev** — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older or Russian-derived references in English; independent prose frequency unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Lojeŭ** — Belarusian national geographical romanization (2007), recommended by the UN in 2012; dated system form, without implying unchanged domestic rules after 2023.
- **Łojów** — Polish historical or community name recorded in regional references; English prose frequency unverified.
- **Loyewa Hara** — Earlier expanded Belarusian name quoted in English history; means Loyew Hill.
- **Loïew** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not a claimed common English exonym.
- **Лоеў** — Original Belarusian spelling for local sources quoted or indexed in English.
- **Lojow** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Łojów for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Loiew** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Loïew for English retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.

## French name

**Loïew** — French locality heading uses ï for the vowel sequence and w for Belarusian ў; Russian-based Loïev is also printed.

Other forms in use:

- **Loïev** — Russian-derived spelling explicitly printed in the French locality reference; French transcription rather than a new official name.
- **Łojeŭ** — Traditional Belarusian Latin spelling explicitly quoted in the French introduction.
- **Lojeŭ** — National-system spelling indexed in French naming data; distinct from the adapted French heading Loïew.
- **Loyew** — International English reference spelling for cross-references in French; prose frequency unverified.
- **Loiew** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Loïew for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Loiev** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Loïev for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.
- **Lojeu** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing variant of Łojeŭ for French retrieval; independent prose frequency unverified.

## About

Loyew is a small town in southeastern Belarus where the Sozh meets the Dnieper. Its riverside position made it a strategic locality, including during the seventeenth-century Cossack wars.

## Notes

National-system labels are dated 2007/UN 2012; domestic rules changed in 2023. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loyew ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loïew.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2494413](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2494413) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/belarus/loyew/?format=json)


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