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# Kosiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Косів.

## English name

**Kosiv** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010, recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. The same string also results from BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). The same string also results from ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Kosov** — Russian-based Latin form for matching historical or multilingual sources; English prose frequency is not established. Not an official renaming.
- **Kosów** — Polish historical or regional name quoted in English accounts of the place.
- **Cosău** — Romanian historical name recorded in regional references; English textual frequency uncertain.
- **Kossiv** — French reference spelling; useful when English writing cites French titles or sources. Not asserted to be a usual English exonym.
- **Kosìv** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form. Actual English textual use is unverified; not an asserted established exonym.
- **Косів** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local maps, addresses and source titles quoted in English.
- **Kosow** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Kosów for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Cosau** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Cosău for English retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Kossiv** — French reference spelling doubles s to preserve the unvoiced consonant between vowels.

Other forms in use:

- **Kosów** — Polish historical name used in French regional references or quoted Polish sources.
- **Cosău** — Romanian name explicitly recorded in French geographical references.
- **Kosiv** — International spelling retained for French source matching; French reference usage also has the adapted main form above.
- **Kosow** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Kosów for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Cosau** — Diacritic-free typing/indexing form of Cosău for French retrieval; independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Kosiv is a small city at the foot of the Carpathians in Ukraine's Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. It is a centre of Hutsul crafts, especially the painted ceramics recognized by UNESCO.

## Notes

Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of press frequency. Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosiv ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kossiv.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q157461](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157461) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/kosiv/?format=json)


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