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Cyrillic → Latin Transliteration

How are Cyrillic names written in Latin script? Two systems matter: the official passport spelling (used in the body of a certified translation so it matches the passport) and the scientific ISO 9:1995 (used in a footnote).

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Passport spelling (body)
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ISO 9:1995 (footnote)
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Transliteration tables by source language

Cyrillic Passport (official) ISO 9:1995
А а A A
Б б B B
В в V V
Г г H G
Ґ ґ G G̀
Д д D D
Е е E E
Є є Ye / ie Ê
Ж ж Zh Ž
З з Z Z
И и Y I
І і I Ì
Ї ї Yi / i Ï
Й й Y / i J
К к K K
Л л L L
М м M M
Н н N N
О о O O
П п P P
Р р R R
С с S S
Т т T T
У у U U
Ф ф F F
Х х Kh H
Ц ц Ts C
Ч ч Ch Č
Ш ш Sh Š
Щ щ Shch Ŝ
Ь ь — ʹ
Ю ю Yu / iu Û
Я я Ya / ia Â
· First variant at the start of a word, second elsewhere.
· “зг” becomes “zgh” (to distinguish it from “ж” = zh).
· Arabic does not write short vowels — so there is no single “official” passport spelling (Muhammad / Mohammed / Mohamed are all valid). The scholarly DIN 31635 is shown; the spelling in the ID document remains decisive for the name.

Why two systems?

In a certified translation the name appears in the body in the official passport spelling — so it matches the person’s ID document (authorities, consulates and visa offices require this). The ISO 9 form is additionally given in a footnote or translator’s note.

ISO 9:1995 is reversible and unambiguous (one character ↔ one character, with diacritics). It is suited to scientifically exact rendering, but not as the sole name spelling in a passport.

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Note: the converter applies the rules of each standard. In case of doubt, the spelling in the presented ID document prevails.

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