Ukrainian to Latin Transliteration
Enter a name or any Ukrainian text to get the Latin spelling under the official transliteration rules. Everything runs in your browser.
How the transliteration works
Each Ukrainian letter is replaced by a Latin equivalent. Some letters give combinations: ж → zh, х → kh, ц → ts, ч → ch, ш → sh, щ → shch. The soft sign and the apostrophe are omitted, and the combination «зг» is written as «zgh».
The letters є, ї, й, ю, я at the start of a word become ye, yi, y, yu, ya, and in other positions ie, i, i, iu, ia. Examples: Юлія → Yuliia, Євген → Yevhen, Зінаїда → Zinaida, Згурський → Zghurskyi.
The result is for reference. For official documents, check the spelling against your official records.
Transliteration examples: names and surnames
The calculator’s output for common Ukrainian given names and surnames:
| Given name | Latin | Surname | Latin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Олександр | Oleksandr | Шевченко | Shevchenko |
| Сергій | Serhii | Мельник | Melnyk |
| Андрій | Andrii | Ткаченко | Tkachenko |
| Наталія | Nataliia | Гончар | Honchar |
| Євгенія | Yevheniia | Щербак | Shcherbak |
| Ірина | Iryna | Хмельницький | Khmelnytskyi |
| Мар’яна | Mariana | Кравчук | Kravchuk |
| Лесь | Les | Юрченко | Yurchenko |
Patterns: the ending «-ій» becomes «-ii» (Андрій — Andrii), the ending «-ія» becomes «-iia» (Наталія — Nataliia), the apostrophe and the soft sign are not transmitted (Мар’яна — Mariana, Лесь — Les), and «щ» is written «shch» (Щербак — Shcherbak).
Official source
The transliteration algorithm on this page follows the table approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 55 of January 27, 2010.
Open Resolution No. 55FAQ about transliteration
Which rules does the tool follow?
The system approved by Resolution No. 55 of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine of 27 January 2010, “On regulating the transliteration of the Ukrainian alphabet into Latin script”.
Why does “Юлія” become “Yuliia” and not “Yulia”?
Under these rules the letter я in the middle or at the end of a word is written ia, not a, so Юлія is Yuliia and Марія is Mariia.
Can I enter Russian text?
The tool is built for the Ukrainian alphabet. The Russian letters ы, э, ё are handled approximately and ъ is omitted. For documents, use the Ukrainian spelling of the name.
How do I write my surname in Latin letters for a passport?
Official documents in Ukraine use this same table (Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 55). If you already have a document with a different spelling, follow it and ask the issuing authority about the procedure: the calculator shows the result under the rules but does not replace the official record.
Can I transliterate from English to Ukrainian?
The tool works one way only: from Ukrainian to Latin. The reverse is ambiguous: the letter “y” can stand for Ukrainian «и», for «й» at the start of a word, or be part of the combinations “ye”, “yi”, “yu”, “ya”. For names it is more reliable to take the spelling from official documents.
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