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# Ripky

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Ріпки.

## English name

**Ripky** — Current Ukrainian name in national romanization (2010); recommended by the UN in 2012 and adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019. Also identical to BGN/PCGN Ukrainian romanization (1965). Also identical to ALA-LC Ukrainian romanization (2011 table).

Other forms in use:

- **Repki** — Russian-based Latin spelling for matching older and Russian-derived English references; actual English prose frequency is unverified. Not a separate official renaming.
- **Rìpki** — ISO 9:1995 character transliteration; standard-derived retrieval form, with actual English prose frequency unverified.
- **Ріпки** — Original Ukrainian spelling for matching local sources quoted in English.

## French name

**Ripky** — Same as in English; used as the French geographical reference heading.

## About

Ripky is a settlement north of Chernihiv in northern Ukraine. It serves a rural part of Polissia along the road towards the Belarusian border.

## Notes

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

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q2154590](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2154590) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/ripky/?format=json)


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