[tz] WSJ follows AP to Kyiv

[Soner Gönül]

This is has been discussed for a long time. You can check the "europe"
file, which Paul said;

# From Paul Eggert (2018-10-03):
> # As is usual in tzdb, Ukrainian zones use the most common English
> spellings.
> # For example, tzdb uses Europe/Kiev, as "Kiev" is the most common
> spelling in
> # English for Ukraine's capital, even though it is certainly wrong as a
> # transliteration of the Ukrainian "Київ".  This is similar to tzdb's use
> of
> # Europe/Prague, which is certainly wrong as a transliteration of the Czech
> # "Praha".  ("Kiev" came from old Slavic via Russian to English, and
> "Prague"
> # came from old Slavic via French to English, so the two cases have
> something
> # in common.)
>
>
>
>
>
> *Admittedly English-language spelling of Ukrainian names is#
> controversial, and some day "Kyiv" may become substantially morepopular in#
> English; in the meantime, stick with the traditional English "Kiev" asthat#
> means less disruption for our users. *
> *# controversial, and some day "Kyiv" may become substantially more*
> *popular in*
> *# English; in the meantime, stick with the traditional English "Kiev" as*
> *that**# means less disruption for our users. *


On Sat, Oct 26, 2019 at 3:47 AM Chris Woodbury via tz <tz at iana.org> wrote:

> i can't help but notice, with Ukraine dominating the news, that *every
> single* reference that
> I've seen (US State Dept, MSNBC, CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, every
> graphic,
> etc, with the capitol mentioned) has spelled it Kyiv.
>


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