Ukrainian name transliteration into Latin letters
Type a name, surname or any Ukrainian text — the tool shows the official Latin spelling under Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 55 of 27.01.2010. These are the same rules the State Migration Service uses to print names in Ukrainian international passports.
Latin spelling (official KMU Resolution 55 rules)
Why check this
The spelling of a name in a translated document must match the passport letter for letter. One different character and, formally, the foreign institution is looking at a different person: the file gets returned and deadlines are lost. If the passport does not exist yet, institutions and translators rely on the official transliteration — which is what this tool shows.
The rules everyone gets wrong
- є, ї, й, ю, яword-initially: ye, yi, y, yu, ya; elsewhere: ie, i, i, iu, ia. Hence Єнакієве → Yenakiieve but Гаєвич → Haievych.
- згbecomes zgh (Згорани → Zghorany) to distinguish it from ж → zh.
- ь and the apostropheare not reproduced at all: Марʼїне → Marine, Донецьк → Donetsk.
- г and ґг → h, ґ → g: Богдан → Bohdan, Ґалаґан → Galagan.
- щfour letters: shch — Борщагівка → Borshchahivka.
Good to know
If your current passport spells the name differently (older rules, or you requested a different spelling), translations follow THE PASSPORT, not this tool. The tool shows the current official standard. Notarized passport translation
Frequently asked questions
Is this the official transliteration?
Yes. The tool implements the table of Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 55 of 27 January 2010 — the current official standard for romanizing the Ukrainian alphabet, used for Ukrainian international passports. It reproduces every example given in the resolution text exactly.
Why is the spelling in my passport different?
Passports issued before 2010 used earlier rules, and holders could also request keeping a previous spelling. The current passport takes priority: document translations use the passport spelling even where it differs from the current standard.
Different documents spell my name differently — what now?
This is the most common reason document files get rejected. Pick one spelling — the one in the international passport — and align the translations of all documents to it. If the inconsistency is in foreign-issued documents, the receiving institution may require proof that both spellings refer to the same person; check with them.
Are transliteration and translation the same thing?
No. Transliteration renders names in Latin letters; translation renders the meaning of the whole document. In a notarized translation, names are transliterated to match the passport while the rest of the text is translated. Foreign institutions require the certified translation.
Preparing Ukrainian documents for use abroad? We translate with the exact passport spelling of every name — so your file is accepted the first time.