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# Romny

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Ромни.

## English name

**Romny** — Current Ukrainian name in the national romanization adopted in 2010 and recommended by the UN in 2012; also the BGN/PCGN system adopted in 2019. Established Latin spelling shared by Ukrainian and Russian romanization. This spelling also coincides with BGN/PCGN 1965 and ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011.

Other forms in use:

- **Romni** — ISO 9:1995 reversible transliteration of the Ukrainian spelling. Standard-derived form; medium confidence in actual use for this place, not claimed as an established English exonym.
- **Ромни** — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.

## French name

**Romny** — Same spelling as in English; French geographical references also use Romny without a special adaptation.

## About

Romny is a city in Sumy Oblast near the confluence of the Romen and Sula rivers. It was an important trading town and fair centre in northeastern Ukraine.

## Notes

Romny is plural in local usage. No article has been added to the proper name in French.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q161994](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q161994) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/romny/?format=json)


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