Unfortunately, the issue of transferring Russian proper names in Latin has long been full of confusion. Questions about transliteration (writing in English, and to be precise, in Latin letters) of the first and last name arise when obtaining a foreign passport, driver's license, when looking for namesakes in English-speaking countries, when foreigners try to find ancestors and relatives.

There are several GOSTs and 2 ISO standards that regulate these issues, but in practice no one uses them. The difference between the systems of transliteration of names and surnames is observed when translating some letters, for example, E, E, b, b and diphthongs (two-element vowels).

If in informal communication the rules of transliteration can be ignored, then this is strictly prohibited when drawing up official documents.

For example, if you write your last name in Latin letters incorrectly in a foreign passport, then you simply will not be allowed to cross the border, since a person with that name does not exist.

Let's understand the intricacies of translation together.

Writing rules

The need for transliteration of surnames first arose during the formation of catalogs of books in Russian libraries. Their correct arrangement required the recording of the names and surnames of the authors using a single spelling system. For this, special instructions were drawn up (dated May 10, 1899, and then August 10, 1908), which were later taken as the basis for the creation of transliteration rules by the International Standards Organization (ISO).

It should be remembered that Latin letters will be read differently depending on the rules of a particular language.
In 2010, the FMS adopted new rules for transliteration. They differed, first of all, in that if earlier the Russian letters Y, Yu, I were written as Y, YU, YA, then from that moment - I, IU, IA.

Cyrillic transliteration for the Russian alphabet

Examples of Popular Names

To make it easier for you in practice, we give examples of writing the most used names:

ALEXANDER - ALEKSANDR
ANASTASIA - ANASTASIIA
ANATOLY - ANATOLII
ANDREI - ANDREI
ANNA - ANNA
ANTON - ANTON
BORIS - BORIS
VALENTIN - VALENTIN
VARVARA - VARVARA
VIACHESLAV - VIACHESLAV
VIKTOR - VIKTOR
VLADIMIR - VLADIMIR
VERA - VERA
GENNADY - GENNADI
GABRIEL - GAVRIIL
GEORGY - GEORGII
GRIGORII - GRIGORII
DANIEL - DANIIL
DARIA - DARIA
DMITRY - DMITRI
DENIS - DENIS
EUGENE - YEVGENII
EKATERINA - YEKATERINA
ZAKHAR - ZAKHAR
ZOIA
IVAN - IVAN
ILYA
IRINA - IRINA
KONSTANTIN - KONSTANTIN
KSENIIA
LYDIA - LIDIIA
LOVE - LIUBOV
LIUDMILA - LIUDMILA
LARISA - LARISA
MAXIM - MAXIM
MARIA - MARIA
MATVEY - MATVEI
MICHAEL - MIKHAIL
HOPE - NADEZHDA
NATALIA - NATALIA
NIKITA - NIKITA
NICHOLAS - NIKOLAI
OLGA – OLGA
OLEG – OLEG
OKSANA
PAVEL - PAVEL
PETR - PETR
RODION - RODION
ROMAN - ROMAN
RAISA - RAISA
SERGEI - SERGEI
SEMEN - SEMEN
STEPAN - STEPAN
TATIANA - TATIANA
ULYANA - ULIANA
FEDOR - FEDOR
KHRISTINA - KHRISTINA
YULIA - YULIA
YURI
YAKOV - YAKOV

What is the difficulty in writing

Below we offer the English equivalents of some letter combinations that cause difficulties:

Important nuances

As already mentioned, the transliteration of names and surnames has some differences in different countries using the Latin alphabet. For example, in France u should be written as iou, in Germany v has two variants - in or f, etc.

By and large, it does not matter which translation from Russian into Latin letters you choose for the first time. But if other rules are used when changing documents, unpleasant surprises await you. For example, you will not be accommodated in a booked hotel room or will be denied payment of deposits in a foreign bank.

oral communication

It is possible that abroad you will have to dictate Russian words in English letters, and you need to write them down correctly, and not as you hear them.

How are we used to doing it? Pronouncing each female or male name. Let's say the word "already": U - Ulyana, F - Zhenya. But the Latin alphabet uses a completely different system, and adheres to it strictly in a variety of areas - from communications to intelligence.

So remember:

A-Alfa
B-Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E-Echo
F-Foxtrot
G-Golf
H - Hotel
I - India
J - Juliet
K - Kilo
L-Lima
M-MikeN-November
O-Oscar
P-Papa
Q - Quebec
R-Romeo
S-Sierra
T - Tango
U-Uniform
V - Victor
W - Whiskey
X-X-ray
Y - Yankees
Z-Zulu

What's in a name

Before meeting people in another country, do not be too lazy to find out if their language has words that sound similar to your name. Cases are possible.

The writing of the Russian language is based on the Cyrillic script. However, most of the world's languages ​​use the Latin alphabet for this. Later in the article we will tell you how to write in Latin letters correctly. This is a very important skill that can come in handy in any situation. As an example, you need to be able to write your name correctly in Latin when traveling abroad.

History of the Latin alphabet

Historically, the Latin alphabet is divided into archaic and classical. The first of these bears great resemblance to the Greek language, from which it probably originated.

The composition of the original alphabet included 27 letters, some of which were practically not used. The composition of the same classical alphabet included 23 letters. Latin was the official language in ancient Rome, and thanks to Roman expansion, this alphabet became widespread. In the process of historical development, several more letters were added to the Latin alphabet, and at the moment the "basic Latin alphabet" has 26 letters and completely coincides with modern English.

However, almost every language that uses the Latin alphabet today has its own additional Latin characters, such as the letter "thorn" (Þ), which is used in Icelandic. And there are many examples of such expansion of the Latin alphabet.

And how to write uppercase Latin letters that are included in the "basic Latin alphabet"? There are several rules. And according to them, some capital letters are small copies of capital letters, while some of the letters are slightly different.

Russian Latin

The very first cases of using the Latin alphabet for writing East Slavic languages ​​date back to the period of the 16th-17th centuries, when the Latin alphabet appeared in the documents of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Commonwealth.

Later, already on the territory of the Russian state, the question of changing the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin alphabet was repeatedly raised. At first, this idea came to Peter I, who, against the background of the economic transformations of the European bias, also conceived the language reform. However, Peter never fulfilled his desire.

Calls for a change in the alphabet intensified even more in the 19th century. Representatives of the “Westernizers” movement especially advocated for this. And again, there was no change in the alphabet. After all, the opponents of the Latin alphabet had many supporters. Including Minister Uvarov, the author of the theory of official nationality. The introduction of the Latin alphabet, according to opponents of the transition, would mean the loss of cultural uniqueness.

After the October Revolution, the Bolsheviks planned to translate all nationalities into the Latin alphabet. Several options for the Russian language have been proposed. However, the period of "Latinization" quickly ended, and the leadership of the USSR began, on the contrary, to translate all languages ​​into Cyrillic. After that, the issue of changing the alphabet in the USSR was closed.

After the fall of the communist regime, the issue of the parallel circulation of the Cyrillic alphabet with the Latin one, as in Uzbekistan, was also repeatedly raised, but the public blocked such proposals. Despite all the ambiguity of this issue, the introduction of the Latin alphabet could be useful for the Russian language. This would make it open to further cultural expansion. But the introduction of the Latin alphabet in Russian has a small minus - it will be difficult for the older generation to understand how to write in Latin letters.

Transliteration from Cyrillic to Latin

There are no uniform rules for transliteration from Cyrillic to Latin. However, currently in the Russian Federation a certain standard is used, which is followed by employees of the Federal Migration Service.

It is periodically criticized, but accepted as official. It replaces with phrases letters that are not in the Latin alphabet: E, Sh, Shch, Yu, Zh, C, Ch, Ya. The rest of the letters are actually identical to their Latin counterparts.

How to write a last name and first name

Usually this procedure must be completed when obtaining a foreign passport or visas. All documents that require transliteration are filled out according to the ISO 9 rule, which is followed by the Federal Migration Service. According to this rule, surnames are translated into Latin. We offer you a transliteration scale.

Thanks to this table, any word written in Cyrillic can be written in Latin. For example, Ivanovich in Latin will be Ivanov Ivan Ivanovich.

Conclusion

Disputes about which alphabet the Russian language needs do not subside for a long time. Each of the opinions has its own advantages and disadvantages. Discussions have been going on in our country for centuries, and there is no end in sight yet. However, being able to write in Latin letters is quite an important skill. It can be useful when obtaining a foreign passport, visa, paperwork in other states.

In this article, we showed how to write your first and last name in Latin letters correctly. But that's not all. Using the table given here, you can write any Cyrillic word in Latin. We hope that after reading this article you have understood how to write in Latin letters.

So, you registered on Aliexpress or on any other foreign online store, spent a lot of time figuring out how to shop correctly, choose a product and a reliable seller. And now, the moment of the first order has come, but to complete the checkout process, you need to write the delivery address in Latin letters.

But how to do it right? You are used to writing the address only in Russian, but here you need to somehow write in English. Believe me, there is nothing complicated in filling in the address. Everything is very simple. The most important thing is to write the index correctly. It is at the specified index that the parcel will arrive at your post office, and already there the postal employees will need your address in order to send you a notice of the parcel. Therefore, the address must be written in such a way that they can understand it at the post office.

If you write the index incorrectly, then your package will make a short trip. First, she will come to another post office using the wrong index, and already there the postal workers will read your address, understand that you made a mistake, edit the index and send your package to the correct post office.

If you made a mistake in writing the address, but the index is correct, then you just need to track the parcel from Aliexpress by the track number. As soon as it arrives in your mail, immediately take your passport with you (to confirm your identity and that the package is intended for you) and go get it before it goes back to the sender due to the wrong address.

Instructions on how to write an address in Latin (English) letters

1)County- here we write the country. The country needs to be translated into English
State/Province/Region- area.
City- City.
Google translator will help you translate the country and city https://translate.google.com/?hl=en
2) The subsequent address is written for the employee on your mail, so you need to write it in such a way that it is clear to him.
The address is written using the Latin alphabet. You don't need to translate the words. Otherwise, your postman will not understand anything
Street Address - here we write down the street, house number, building, apartment

Zip / Postal Code - index (post office number). The index will help to find you, even if you have errors in the address. The index can be specified on the Russian Post website.

Write the address in Russian letters to convert them to Latin spelling
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We also write abbreviations in Latin letters:
boulevard - boulevard
village - der.
house - d. or dom
name - im.
quarter - quarter
apartment - kv
region - obl.
lane - per.
village - pos.
highway

Address example:
292397 Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, ul. Esenina, dom 8-2, kv 14

Don't forget to include phone numbers:
Tel - landline phone number. You need to write only numbers (without brackets and dashes). We start with the country code. (7 - code of Russia). Then the area code and then your number.
Mobile - your mobile phone. We write in the same way with a code with a country code. (7 - for Russia) then the operator code and your number.
Phone numbers are needed so that postal workers can contact you in case of any problems.

To get a transliteration (transcription) of Latin words online, enter/paste a word or text in Latin (up to 200 characters) and, if necessary, click the Translit button.

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Features of transliteration (transcription) of words / text in Latin

1. Latin characters of any case are processed; the result is given in Russian letters in lowercase:

1. The following latin characters with accents are processed: ā ē ī ō ū ; â ê î ô û ; ă ĕ ĭ ŏ ŭ ; ǎ ǐ ǒ ǔ ě ; œ æ ; ў ỹ ȳ ; yo:

1. latin letter j in all positions is passed as [th]. The possibility of using the letter is taken into account i instead of j.

1. In the results of transliteration, the sign G conveys a fricative [γ] , sign ў - non-syllable sound [y]. Settings allow you to use instead of the sign G signs G or X, instead of the sign ў - sign in. For Android devices instead G the default is [ h].

1. The Tradition set of settings allows you to transliterate Latin words according to traditional rules (you can change any option using the settings). In particular:

• s, c, combinations ti;
• positional variants of reading combinations are not taken into account ns, sm, prefixes ex-;
• combinations qu, ngu [kv], [ngv]:
• combinations ae, oe transliterated as [e]:

1. The Classic set of settings allows you to transliterate Latin words according to the classical rules (you can change any option using the settings). In particular:

• positional variants of reading letters are not taken into account s, c, combinations ti, ns, sm, prefixes ex-;
• combinations qu, ngu before u transliterated as [ku], [ngu], in other cases - as [kv], [ngv];
• combination ae transliterated as [e], oe- as [ӭ] :

• use u instead of instead of v not supported:

1. The Medicine preset allows you to transliterate Latin words according to the rules used for reading medical, biological, chemical Latin terms (any option can be changed using the settings). In particular:

• positional variants of reading letters are taken into account s, c, combinations ti, ns, sm, prefixes ex-;
• combinations qu, ngu before all vowels are transliterated as [kv], [ngv]:
• combinations ae, oe transliterated as [e]:

1. In the modes "Tradition", "Classic" in words of Greek origin s between vowels is correctly processed only in cases:

• if after there are combinations in the word th, ph, rh, ch, sm or letters y, z;
• if the word contains Greek term elements taken into account in the script:

Use the rule:

In words of Greek origin, the formal features of which are the letters y, z and combinations th, ph, rh, ch, sm letter s between vowels is always read as [with]: hypophysis [gipofisis].

1. Reading options at the junction of morphemes are taken into account in the following cases:

• in word forms sua:

• in forms on -nti-um:

• in comparative forms -t-ior-:

• in combination eu at the end of a word before m, s:

1. in forms on -e-und-:

1. if the word contains prefixes, term elements, words taken into account in the script:

1. The beats are not placed.

Use the rules:

1. In words of two or more syllables, the stress is never placed on the last syllable.
2. In words of two syllables, the stress is placed on the first syllable: ró-sa [ro-za].
3. In words of three syllables, the place of stress is determined by the penultimate syllable:

1. if the penultimate syllable has a long vowel or diphthong, the penultimate syllable is stressed: oc-c ī́ -do [ok-qi-do], the-s au-rus [te-sau-rus];
2. if the penultimate syllable has a short vowel, the stress is placed on the third syllable from the end: lí-qu ĭ -dus [li-qui-dus];
3. if the penultimate syllable has a vowel before two or more consonants, the stress is placed on the penultimate syllable: ma-gí s-t er [ma-gis-ter];
4. if the penultimate syllable has a vowel before a vowel, the stress is placed on the third syllable from the end: ná-t i-o[na-qi-o].

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Why translate Russian letters into Latin?

Since Russia is not yet a very rich country in our country and most companies cannot afford to organize the distribution of free samples to advertise their product, at the moment most of the freebie offers come from abroad.

Since the most common language is English, the order forms for free samples are often in English.

Address information and full name of the recipient in such forms must be filled in Latin. Since both our postmen and those companies that distribute freebies will understand the Latin alphabet.

If you write in Russian, then there is a risk that the organizers of the action simply do not want to spend time translating and understanding what is written there.

If you write in English, then our postmen will not understand to whom and where to deliver.

The best option is to write the freebie delivery address and the full name of the freebie recipient in Latin.

Now the Internet is full of different translators, but most of them are either not convenient, or they need to be searched for a long time.

We offer to constantly use our free translator of Russian text into Latin.

When you order a freebie through forms written in English, then write the delivery address and full name in Latin.

Translate Russian text into Latin will allow our free, simple and convenient service. When we order samples from foreign sites, we always do this and it's a freebie, not always of course :-), but it comes. So the way is correct.