Topic summary
Vilna
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Vilnius.
Etymology and other names
The form Vilna made its way into Western European languages and, for a long time, served as the standard designation for the city of Vilnius, especially in historical and diplomatic texts. The most notable non-Lithuanian names for the city include Latin: Vilna, Polish: Wilno (Polish:), Belarusian: Вiльня (Vilnia), German: Wilna (German:), Latvian: Viļņa, Ukrainian: Вільно (Vilno), Yiddish: ווילנע (Vilne), Hebrew: וילנה (Vilna). A Russian name dating to the Russian Empire was Вильна (Vilna), although Вильнюс (Vilnyus) is now used.