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# Kushuhum

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Кушугум.

## English name

**Kushuhum** — 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:

- **Kushugum** — Russian-based Latin spelling for historical or multilingual retrieval; English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Velyka Katerynivka** — Former Ukrainian name, replaced by Kushuhum in 1938; national romanization (2010) applied retrospectively.
- **Kouchouhoum** — French reference spelling for matching French titles quoted in English; not an asserted common English exonym.
- **Kušugum** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose use unverified.
- **Кушугум** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching quoted local source titles, maps and addresses.

## French name

**Kouchouhoum** — French reference heading uses ou for у and h for Ukrainian г; Russian-based Kouchougoum also occurs.

Other forms in use:

- **Kouchougoum** — Russian-based French form explicitly quoted alongside Kouchouhoum.
- **Velyka Katerynivka** — Pre-1938 name for French historical matching; no separate established French adaptation verified.
- **Kushuhum** — International spelling retained for French source matching; the French reference heading uses the adapted main above.

## About

Kushuhum is a settlement south of Zaporizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine. It lies near the Dnipro and gives its name to the local territorial community.

## Notes

Standard-derived alternatives are retrieval aids, not claims of prose frequency. Sources checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kushuhum ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kouchouhoum.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2022870](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2022870) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/kushuhum/?format=json)


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