Proper Name guide

Zhvanets

name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • zhvănʹĕts
  • /ˈʒvanɛts/

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name

Meaning 1

A village, the administrative centre of Zhvanets rural hromada, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1431.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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Meaning 2

A village, the administrative centre of Zhvanets rural hromada, Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine, first mentioned in 1431.

A rural hromada of Kamianets-Podilskyi Raion, Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Ukrainian Жва́нець (Žvánecʹ). Compare Zvanets.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Ժվանեց (Žvanecʻ) — village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
  • Chinese Mandarin: 日瓦內茨 /日瓦内茨 — village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
  • Estonian: Žvanets — village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
  • German: Schwanez — village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
  • Polish: Żwaniec — village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
  • Romanian: Jvaneț — village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
  • Russian: Жва́нец (Žvánec) — village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
  • Ukrainian: Жва́нець (Žvánecʹ) — village in Zhvanets, Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
  • Ukrainian: Жване́цька сільська́ грома́да (Žvanécʹka silʹsʹká hromáda) — rural hromada in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine