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# Putyvl

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Путивль.

## English name

**Putyvl** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010; the same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

Other forms in use:

- **Putivl** — Russian-based spelling common in English historical writing.
- **Putivl’** — Russian transliteration preserving the final soft sign.
- **Putivl'** — ASCII-apostrophe version of the Russian name.
- **Putyvl’** — Older Ukrainian-based form preserving the soft sign. BGN/PCGN 1965 Ukrainian transliteration, superseded for US/UK geographical use in 2019; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- **Putivlʹ** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration of the Ukrainian name; standard-derived retrieval form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- **Putyvlʹ** — ALA-LC Ukrainian table, 2011 edition, with its bibliographic diacritics; standard-derived catalogue form, with medium confidence in textual use.
- **Путивль** — Ukrainian original-script name, retained in quoted addresses and source titles; not a separate English exonym.
- **Putyvl'** — ASCII apostrophe version of the BGN/PCGN 1965 Ukrainian retrieval spelling; not an additional official name.

## French name

**Poutyvl** — French reference spelling, adapted to French transcription conventions; usage is not uniform across publishers.

Other forms in use:

- **Poutivl** — Russian-mediated French historical name.
- **Putyvl** — International Ukrainian spelling in French maps and source citations.

## About

Putyvl is a town in Sumy Oblast above the Seim River. It is known for its association with the medieval Tale of Igor’s Campaign and for the Molchansky monastery.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q1075057](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1075057) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/putyvl/?format=json)


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