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# Volodymyr

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Володимир.

## English name

**Volodymyr** — 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. This spelling also coincides with BGN/PCGN 1965 and ALA-LC Ukrainian 2011.

Other forms in use:

- **Volodymyr-Volynskyi** — Former official Ukrainian compound name, shortened to Volodymyr in 2021.
- **Volodymyr Volynskyi** — Unhyphenated form of the former name.
- **Vladimir-Volynsky** — Established Russian-based spelling of the former compound name in older English sources.
- **Vladimir-Volynskiy** — Russian romanization variant of the former compound name.
- **Włodzimierz Wołyński** — Polish historical name used in English histories of Volhynia and interwar Poland.
- **Wlodzimierz Wolynski** — Diacritic-free Polish historical form.
- **Lodomeria** — Medieval Latin name associated with the city and later used in a wider territorial title; historical context is essential.
- **Volodimir** — 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.
- **Володимир** — Original Ukrainian Cyrillic spelling, useful for matching local documents and quotations; not a Latin-script English form.

## French name

**Volodymyr** — Current shortened Ukrainian name retained in French; the older compound and Russian-based forms remain common in historical references.

Other forms in use:

- **Volodymyr-Volynskyï** — French-adapted spelling of the former official compound name, shortened in 2021.
- **Vladimir-Volynski** — Russian-based form used in older French geographical and historical works.
- **Włodzimierz Wołyński** — Polish historical name retained in French accounts of Volhynia.
- **Lodomérie** — French form of the Latin-derived historical name; also denotes a broader historical territory and title, not simply the modern city.

## About

Volodymyr is a historic city in Volyn Oblast in western Ukraine. Its cathedral and earthworks recall its importance as a princely centre of medieval Volhynia.

## Notes

The Ukrainian parliament shortened the official name in 2021. Lodomeria/Lodomérie has both a city origin and a broader territorial meaning; it is not an unrestricted present-day alias.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q33544](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q33544) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/ukraine/volodymyr/?format=json)


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