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# Dykanka

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Диканька.

## English name

**Dykanka** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Dikanka** — Russian-based form familiar from English translations of Gogol’s story collection.
- **Dykańka** — Polish historical name quoted in English regional history.
- **Dykan’ka** — BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- **Dikanʹka** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- **Dykanʹka** — ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table); standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- **Диканька** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.

## French name

**Dykanka** — Same form as in English; used in French geographical reference headings.

Other forms in use:

- **Dikanka** — Russian-derived form used in the French literary title Les Veillées du hameau près de Dikanka.
- **Dykańka** — Polish historical name explicitly quoted in French geographical references.

## About

Dykanka is a settlement north of Poltava in central Ukraine. Its name is closely associated with Nikolai Gogol's early stories and with the historic Kochubey estate.

## Notes

French Dikanka is used in literary editions of Gogol. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La\_Nuit\_de\_la\_Saint-Jean\_(Nicolas\_Gogol) Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykanka ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dykanka.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1268711](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1268711) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/dykanka/?format=json)


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