KyivNotKiev
Ukrainian naming reform
Summary
KyivNotKiev is an online campaign to persuade English-language media and organizations exclusively to use Kyiv instead of Kiev as the name of the Ukrainian capital. It was started on 2 October 2018 by the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and StratCom Ukraine, and it is run by the MFA's Department of Public Diplomacy.
Originally created by Tohaomg
3/8/2020, 11:41:17 PM
Modified
5/26/2026, 9:47:16 PM
Recent revisions
/* 2023 NOS-led shift */
/* de Volkskrant decision */
/* Spelling of Kiev prior to KyivNotKiev */
/* de Volkskrant decision */
/* In other languages */
/* In Simplified Chinese */
/* In Dutch */
/* In Dutch */ It seems likely that Polish ''Kijów'' was the basis for the city name in Dutch before German "Kiew" took over as the main influence around 1660.
/* In Dutch */
/* CorrectUA campaign in English */
/* 2023 NOS-led shift */
/* In Dutch */
/* In Dutch */
/* In other languages */
/* In Simplified Chinese */
/* In Simplified Chinese */
/* In non-English languages */ Although the campaign was initially specifically aimed at English, this article should be globalised rather than passing off all other languages as "non-English languages" (how many "English languages" are there, then?). Promoting all subsections one level.
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