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# Kėdainiai

A settlement in Lithuania.

## English name

**Kėdainiai** — Current Lithuanian Latin-script name, retained in English with its native diacritics.

Other forms in use:

- **Kiejdany** — Polish historical name used in English accounts of the Commonwealth and the 1655 union.
- **Keidan** — Yiddish-derived name in English Jewish history and genealogy.
- **Kedainiai** — Unaccented Lithuanian form.

## French name

**Kėdainiai** — Same as in English; retain the native Latin spelling in French. No separate established French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

- **Kiejdany** — Polish historical name encountered in French histories of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
- **Keidan** — Historical Jewish name relevant to French genealogical searches.
- **Kedainiai** — Unaccented search form in French plain text; retain the native diacritics in edited French.

## About

Kėdainiai is a town on the Nevėžis in central Lithuania. Its old town reflects the influence of the Radziwiłł family and a history of several religious communities.

## Notes

Keep the Lithuanian dot on ė in the edited main name. Input label 'Кедайняй' is Ukrainian or indirect; local\_name gives the native spelling.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q735138](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q735138) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/lithuania/kedainiai/?format=json)


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