Lviv

• L’viv, L'viv
• L’viv, L'vov, Lvov (from Russian)

From Ukrainian Львів (Lʹviv), from Old East Slavic Лвовъ (Lvovŭ) or Львовъ (Lĭvovŭ), originally named after the founder's son, Левъ (Levŭ), Lev I of Galicia (ca. 1228 – ca. 1301).

Compare Belarusian Львоў (Lʹvoŭ), Polish Lwów, Russian Львов (Lʹvov), Slovak Ľvov, Middle Armenian Իլով (Ilov), Armeno-Kipchak Իլօվ (Ilōv). Also compare Old East Slavic Льва городъ (Lĭva gorodŭ, literally “Lev's city”), Greek Λεόπολις (Leópolis) or Λεοντόπολις (Leontópolis), Latin Leopolis and German Lemberg.

• IPA^(key): /ləˈviːv/

Lviv

1. A city and raion, the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast, in western Ukraine.
2. An oblast in western Ukraine.

• L'vov, L’vov, Lvov (from Russian)
• Lwów, Lwow, L'wow (from Polish)

(city):

• Lemberg (historical) (from German)
• Leopolis (historical) (from Latin)

(province):

• Lviv Oblast

• Lvov

Lviv

1. Lviv, Lvov (an oblast in western Ukraine)
2. Lviv, Lvov (a city and municipality, the administrative center of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine)

   Synonyms: Lemberga, Leópolis