List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin
This 1908 postmark is from Szewczenko, Manitoba (now called Vita ). The post office's name is a Polonized spelling of the name of Ukraine's national poet, Taras Shevchenko .
Railways of Galicia before 1897. Place names are in their Polish language form.
The following is a list of place names in Canada (primarily Western Canada ) whose name origin comes from the Ukrainian language or places in modern-day Ukraine . Some of these places, especially in Saskatchewan , were named by ethnic Germans from Ukraine .
Most of these places were rural communities without a railway or grain elevator and accessible solely by gravel road ; typically consisting only of a church and cemetery, post office , school , and sometimes a community/national hall , a grocery/"general" store or a blacksmith shop .
Incorporated communities
Chorney Beach, Saskatchewan , a resort beach at Fishing Lake southeast of Wadena ; possibly after a local family.
Chortitz, Saskatchewan , south of Swift Current on Highway 379 ; German spelling of Khortytsia island, located in the Dnipro river now within the city of Zaporizhzhia , Ukraine - Saskatchewan hamlet named by Plautdietsch-speaking Mennonite immigrants. Mennonites also named two villages in Manitoba, Chortitz, Manitoba and Randolph, Manitoba (originally known as Chortitz) after the same island in Ukraine.
Lemberg, Saskatchewan , German name for Lviv , Ukraine - Saskatchewan town named by ethnic Germans from Galicia .
Myrnam, Alberta – meaning "peace to us"; from the Ukrainian word myr , "peace".
Odessa, Saskatchewan , after the city of Odesa , Ukraine - Saskatchewan village named by ethnic Germans from the neighbouring Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire , which is today split between Moldova and Ukraine.
Krydor, Saskatchewan , after Peter (Petro ) Krysak and Teodor Lucyk, local settlers.
Places in cities
Edmonton
Baturyn, Edmonton , after Baturyn , a historic castle town in northeastern Ukraine (Nizhyn Raion , Chernihiv Oblast ).
Bishop Greschuk Catholic Elementary School, an Edmonton Catholic separate school .
Bishop Savaryn Catholic Elementary School, an Edmonton Catholic separate school named after Bishop Nicholas Savaryn, the first leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Edmonton .
Eleniak Road, Edmonton , after Wasyl Eleniak , early pioneer.[ 3]
Oleskiw, Edmonton (formerly Wolf Willow Farms),[ 3] renamed in 1972 after Joseph Oleskiw (1860–1903), professor, writer and promoter of emigration.[ 4]
Oleskiw Park,[ 3] after Joseph Oleskiw (1860–1903), professor, writer and promoter of emigration.
Ozerna, Edmonton , literally "lake district".[ 3]
Pylypow Industrial subdivision, after Ivan Pylypow ,[ 3] early pioneer.
St. Vladimir Catholic Elementary School, an Edmonton Catholic separate school named after St. Volodymyr the Great .
Ukrainian Millennium Park (now Primrose Park ), for 1989, the one thousandth anniversary of the Baptism of Kiev (the founding of Christianity in Ukraine).[ 3]
William Hawrelak Park , after former Edmonton mayor William Hawrelak .[ 6]
Regina
Saskatoon
Rural communities
Alberta
Bellis, Alberta , "white woods"; referring to poplars and birch.[ 8]
Borsczow, Alberta , northeast of Ryley on Secondary Highway 626 ; Polonized spelling of Borshchiv , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Buchach, Alberta , the Buczacz School District No. 2580 ,[ 10] and St. Nicholas Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (Hlus' Church), Buczacz; halfway between Innisfree and Musidora, Alberta off Secondary Highway 870 - from Buchach , Buchach Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Halych, Alberta (located in Westlock County , east of Tawatinaw [ 11] ), from Halych - the historic city in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast
Ispas, Alberta , southeast of Hamlin and northwest of Duvernay, Alberta on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River - after Ispas , Vyzhnytsia Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Jaroslaw School District No. 1478 ,[ 13] the Descent of the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Church, Jaroslaw; and St. Demitrius Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Jaroslaw; all northeast of Bruderheim, Alberta on Highway 38 - the Polish name of the city of Jarosław , now in Jarosław County , Poland.[ 16]
Kolomea, Alberta and the Kolomea School District No. 1507 , both southeast of Mundare, Alberta - phonetic spelling of Kolomyia , Kolomyia Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Lanuke, Alberta , south of Two Hills off Highway 36 - possibly after a local family.
Luzan, Alberta ,[ 19] southwest of Andrew - after Luzhany , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Mazeppa, Alberta , northeast of High River and northwest of Blackie - the historical English spelling of the last name of Hetman Ivan Mazepa .
New Kiew, Alberta and the Kiew School District No. 1693 ,[ 20] both north of Lavoy, Alberta off Secondary Highway 631 - German spelling of the capital city of Ukraine.
Prosvita, Alberta, "enlightenment"; northeast of Athabasca and west of Grassland - possibly comes from the name of the Prosvita "Enlightenment" societies which started in Galicia in the 1860s.
Shalka, Alberta ,[ 21] north of Hairy Hill off Secondary Highway 645 ; after postmaster Matt (Dmytro ) Shalka.
Shandro, Alberta , northeast of Andrew off Secondary Highway 857 near the North Saskatchewan River - after the Shandro family from "Rus'kyi Banyliv", Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Shepenge, Alberta , the Szypenitz School District No. 1470 , and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Mary , Szypentiz; all northwest of Hairy Hill and northeast of Duvernay, Alberta off Secondary Highway 860 - after Shypyntsi , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Shishkovitzi was a locality southwest of Hilliard and southeast of Chipman, Alberta centering on St. Mary's Holy Dormition Russo-Greek Orthodox Catholic Church - named after Shyshkivtsi , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Slawa, Alberta , northeast of Myrnam on the Edmonton -to-Lloydminster branch line of the Canadian Pacific Railway [ 25] - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian word "glory" (slava ).
Sniatyn, Alberta and the Sniatyn School District No. 1605 , both north of Andrew at the confluence of Limestone and Egg Creeks - after Sniatyn , Sniatyn Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast . Was originally named Hunka, after a settler in the area from Bukovina , and located further upstream on Limestone Creek.
Spaca Moskalyk was a locality northwest of Vegreville and northeast of Mundare, Alberta centered on the Transfiguration of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church[ 29] - named after both Spas , Kalush Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast , and the Moskalyk family who donated part of their farmland for the church.
Stry, Alberta and the Stry School District No. 2508 ,[ 30] both southeast of Vilna and northeast of Hamlin, Alberta - after Stryi , Stryi Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Ukalta, Alberta , north of Wostok off Secondary Highway 855 near the North Saskatchewan River - possibly a combination of "Ukrayina " and "Alberta ".
Wasel, Alberta , west of Hamlin near the North Saskatchewan River on Highway 652 [ 21] - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian common name "Vasyl".
Wostok, Alberta , Polonized spelling of the Russian word vostok , "east" - named by Galician Russophile immigrant Theodore (Teodor ) Nemirsky.[ 31]
Zawale, Alberta and the Zawale School District No. 1074 , both south of Wostok, Alberta off Highway 29 - Polish name of Zavalya , Sniatyn Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Manitoba
Chortitz, Manitoba , south of Winkler off Highway 32 ; German spelling of Khortytsia island, located in the Dnipro river now within the city of Zaporizhzhia , Ukraine - Manitoba hamlet named by "Russian" Mennonite immigrants.
Dneiper, Manitoba[ 33] (renamed "Fishing River "), east of Ukraina and northeast of Sifton - after the Dnipro river.
Halicz, Manitoba ,[ 34] northwest of Trembowla and north of Ashville near Highway 10 - a Polonized spelling of Halych , a historic Ukrainian city in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Horod, Manitoba , north of Elphinstone on Provincial Road 354 , near the south boundary of Riding Mountain National Park - the Ukrainian word for "city".
Jaroslaw, Manitoba , southwest of Hnausa ; the Polish name of the city of Jarosław , now in Jarosław County , Poland.[ 16]
Komarno, Manitoba , the Ukrainian word for "mosquito " - possibly after Komarno , Horodok Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Kulish, Manitoba , northwest of Ethelbert ; after Panteleimon Kulish (1819–1897).
Medika, Manitoba , north of Hadashville on Provincial Road 507 - after Medyka on the present Polish-Ukrainian border.[ 16]
Melnice, Manitoba , west of Dunnottar and southwest of Winnipeg Beach , at the junction of Highway 8 and Provincial Road 225 - the Ukrainian word for "windmill ".[ 35]
Morweena, Manitoba , northwest of Arborg and southeast of Fisher Branch on Provincial Road 329 - ?.
Okno, Manitoba , northwest of Riverton near Shorncliffe - the Ukrainian word for "window".
Oleskiw, Manitoba ,[ 36] west of Stuartburn on Provincial Road 201 ; after Dr. Joseph Oleskiw (1860–1903) - author of the pamphlets "On Free Lands" (Pro Vilni Zemli , spring 1895),[ 37] [ 38] and "On Emigration" (O emigratsiy , December 1895).[ 4]
Olha, Manitoba ,[ 36] east of Rossburn and north of Oakburn on Provincial Road 577 ; from female given name Olha (c.f. Russian "Olga") - possibly after Princess Olha (c. 890–969).
Ozerna, Manitoba , southeast of Erickson and northeast of Newdale - literally "lake district".
Petlura, Manitoba , at the junction of Provincial Road 366 and Provincial Road 584 near the north boundary of Riding Mountain National Park - after Ukrainian independence leader Symon Petliura (1879–1926).
Prawda, Manitoba , southeast of Hadashville on the eastbound lanes of the Trans-Canada Highway ; a Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian (and Russian ) word pravda , "truth".
Ruthenia, Manitoba , northeast of Angusville and north of the Waywayseecappo townsite on Provincial Road 264 , near the south boundary of Riding Mountain National Park - after the Austro-Hungarian name for the Ukrainian territories of Galicia , Bukovina , and Carpathian Ruthenia (now Transcarpathian Oblast ).
Seech, Manitoba , east of Olha and northwest of Elphinstone , near the south boundary of Riding Mountain National Park - a phonetic misspelling of the Ukrainian word "sich "; after the fortresses of the Ukrainian Cossacks .
Senkiw, Manitoba , northwest of Roseau River and southwest of Rosa - possibly after a local family.
Sirko, Manitoba ,[ 39] south of Sundown near the Minnesota border - possibly after the Ukrainian Cossack leader Ivan Sirko (c. 1610–1680).
Szewczenko, Manitoba (renamed "Vita "), west of Stuartburn on Provincial Road 201 ; a Polonized spelling of Taras Shevchenko 's last name.
Trembowla, Manitoba , northwest of Dauphin on Provincial Road 491 ; the Polish spelling of Terebovlia , Terebovlya Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Ukraina, Manitoba ,[ 40] southeast of Ethelbert and northwest of Sifton on Provincial Road 273 ; a phonetic spelling of "Ukraine" in the Ukrainian language .
Vidir, Manitoba , northwest of Arborg on Provincial Road 233 - ?.
Zbaraz, Manitoba , southeast of Fisher Branch and northwest of Arborg on Provincial Road 329 - a phonetic spelling of Zbarazh , Zbarazh Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Zelana, Manitoba , northeast of Ukraina and east of Ethelbert on Provincial Road 269 - a misspelling of the Ukrainian word for "green " (zelena ).
Zelena, Manitoba , northeast of Makaroff and west of the junction of Provincial Road 594 and Highway 83 - the Ukrainian word for "green ".
Zhoda, Manitoba , north of Vita and southeast of Steinbach on Highway 12 ; the Ukrainian word for "harmony".
Zoria, Manitoba ,[ 41] east of Sifton off Highway 10 - the Ukrainian word for "dawn".
Ontario
Saskatchewan
Adamiwka School District No. 1994 and the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Descent of the Holy Ghost, Adamiwka;[ 42] both southeast of Rosthern, Saskatchewan - after "Adamivka ", now in Jarosław County , Poland.[ 16]
Antoniwka was a locality north of Canora, Saskatchewan centred on the Ukrainian Catholic parish of the Assumption; named after Antonivka , Chortkiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
"Belyk's" was a locality north of Borden, Saskatchewan centered on the "Ivan Franko National Home " - built on Yurko Belyk's farmland[ 44] - and the Redberry Park rural post office ; also the location of the Assumption of St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox church.
Beresina, Saskatchewan , northeast of Churchbridge ; German spelling of "Berezyna " (now Rozdil in Mykolaiv Raion ), Lviv Oblast - Saskatchewan post office named by ethnic Germans from Galicia .
Bobulynci was a locality southwest of Rose Valley, Saskatchewan centered on the Ukrainian Catholic parish of The Transfiguration - named after Bobulyntsi , Buchach Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Bodnari (or "Kolo Bodnariv ") was a locality northeast of Vonda, Saskatchewan named after Teodor Bodnar,[ 44] who donated part of his farmland to the Ukrainian Catholic parish of Saints Peter and Paul for a church.
Buchach was a locality near Hazel Dell, Saskatchewan centered on the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary; named after Buchach , Buchach Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Bukowina, Saskatchewan , south of Yellow Creek ; German/Polish spelling of the Austrian crownland of Bukovina - part of which is now in Chernivtsi Oblast , Ukraine. Named by Bukovinian immigrant and postmaster John (Ivan ) Fessiuk.[ 46]
Byrtnyky was a locality between Kelvington and Endeavour, Saskatchewan named after one of three places named "Byrtnyky "[ 47] in Lviv Oblast .
Dmytruk Lake , north of Cree Lake ; after Peter Dmytruk of Wynyard, Saskatchewan (aka "Pierre le Canadien "), a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force who served with the French Resistance after being shot down near Paris in 1943.
Dneiper, Saskatchewan , north of Rhein , after the Dnipro river.
Dneister, Saskatchewan (renamed "Hamton "), northeast of Rhein on Highway 650 ; after the Dniester river.
Dobrowody, Saskatchewan and the Dobrowody School District No. 2637 , both northeast of Rama, Saskatchewan - a Ukrainian phrase meaning "good water"; after a village of the same name ("Dobrovody ")[ 50] in Pidhaitsi Raion , Ternopil Oblast , Ukraine.
Drobot, Saskatchewan , north of Theodore , after Thomas Drobot - postmaster from 1909 to 1917.
Halyary, Saskatchewan , southwest of Preeceville - a Postmaster General /Government of Canada misspelling of "Halychy ".[ 51]
Halycry School District No. 2835 , also southwest of Preeceville, Saskatchewan - a Department of Education misspelling of "Halychy ".[ 51]
Havryliuky was a locality south of Prud'homme, Saskatchewan named after Nicholas Hawryluk (Nykola Havryliuk ),[ 44] who donated part of his farmland for Sacred Heart of Jesus Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Hryhoriw School District No. 2390 and the Ukrainian Catholic parish of St. Demetrius, Hryhoriw; both south of Preeceville, Saskatchewan - after Hryhoriv , Buchach Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Hory (also called Carpenter-Hory ) was a locality southwest of Wakaw, Saskatchewan centering on the Ukrainian Catholic parish of The Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ - after the Ukrainian word for "mountains" ("hori ").
Janow School District No. 2842 and Janow Corners, Saskatchewan , both south of Meath Park ; after a village called "Yaniv" (now Ivano-Frankove ),[ 52] in Yavoriv Raion , Lviv Oblast , Ukraine.
Kalyna, Saskatchewan , and the Kalyna School District No. 3945 , both south of Meath Park, Saskatchewan - after the Ukrainian word for the "highbush cranberry ".
Kiev was a locality southwest of Rose Valley, Saskatchewan centered on a Ukrainian Orthodox Church; named after the capital city of Ukraine.
Kobzar School District No. 3597 and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension, Arran-Kobzar ; both south of Arran, Saskatchewan - after the book of poems by Taras Shevchenko .
Kolo Pidskal'noho (or "Pidskalny's") was a locality west of Cudworth, Saskatchewan named after Ivan Pidskalny,[ 53] who donated part of his farmland to the Ukrainian Catholic parish of St. Demetrius for a church.
Kolo Solomyanoho was a locality west of Cudworth, Saskatchewan named after Ivan Solomyany,[ 53] who donated part of his farmland for the (unspecified) Ukrainian Church of the Holy Transfiguration.
Kowalowka School District No. 1739 and the Ukrainian Catholic Church of The Transfiguration, Kovalivka; both northeast of Canora, Saskatchewan - after Kovalivka , Buchach Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Krasne, Saskatchewan , west of Wishart , the Ukrainian word for "beautiful"; after a village in Pidvolochysk Raion ,[ 50] Ternopil Oblast , Ukraine.
Krim was a locality south of Aberdeen, Saskatchewan and is the German spelling of the Crimean peninsula - named by "Russian" Mennonites from the Taurida Governorate of the Russian Empire , now Ukraine.
Kulykiv was a locality north of Invermay, Saskatchewan named after Kulykiv , Zhovkva Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Kvitka, Saskatchewan , south of Jedburgh , after Gregory (Hryhory ) Kvitka (1778–1843), Ukrainian novelist.
Kyziv-Tiaziv, Saskatchewan , south of Rama , after Tiaziv , Tysmenytsia Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .[ 55]
Laniwci, Saskatchewan , and the Laniwci School District No. 2300 , both west of Alvena, Saskatchewan - Polonized spelling of Lanivtsi , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Leskiw Lake , southwest of Creighton, Saskatchewan ; after Anthony Leskiw of Saskatoon , "lost at sea in October 1940 while serving aboard SS Whitford Point, torpedoed in the north Atlantic by a German submarine ".[ 53]
Malonek, Saskatchewan , and the Malonek School District No. 3669 , both northeast of Pelly, Saskatchewan ; perhaps after "Malynivka "[ 56] - now Malinówka , Brzozów County , Poland.[ 16]
New Yaroslau , the name of a Ukrainian block settlement northeast of Yorkton, Saskatchewan ; after the ancient city of Yaroslav - now in Jarosław County , Poland.[ 16]
Orolow, Saskatchewan (also called "Teshliuk's"),[ 47] south of Krydor - Polonized misspelling of Ordiv , Radekhiv Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Paniowce, Saskatchewan (renamed "Swan Plain "[ 57] ), north of Norquay on Highway 8 - Polish name of Panivtsi Zelene , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Rak, Saskatchewan , northeast of Vonda on Highway 41 - after Joseph Rak[ 44] from Lanivtsi , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Rebryna was a locality northeast of Hafford, Saskatchewan centered on the "Redberry Ivan Franko Library and Hall ", named after Paul (Pavlo ) Rebryna.[ 44]
Sich School District No. 3454 , the Sich community hall and the Ukrainian Catholic parish of St. Michael, "Krydor Sich"; all west of Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan - after the fortresses of the Ukrainian Cossacks .
Sokal, Saskatchewan , and the Sokal School District No. 1955 , both west of Wakaw, Saskatchewan - named after Sokal , Sokal Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Stanislavtsi was a locality south of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan named after Stanislaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk ), Ukraine; also the location of the "Michael Hrushewski " community hall .
Tarnopol, Saskatchewan , Polonized spelling of Ternopil , Ternopil Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Vasyliv (or "Kolo Vasyleva ") was a locality south of Buchanan, Saskatchewan centered on the Ukrainian Catholic parish of Saints Constantine and Helena; named after "N. Wasyliw".[ 53]
Vorobceve was a locality just west of Krydor, Saskatchewan centered on the Ukrainian Catholic Church of St. Demetrius; named after the Worobetz family .
Walawa, Saskatchewan , west of Theodore ; Polonized spelling of "Valiava " - now in Przemyśl County , Poland.[ 16]
Welechko (or "Bilya Velychka ") was a locality south of Hafford, Saskatchewan , named after Ivan Welechko[ 44] - who donated part of his farmland to the Ukrainian Catholic parish of The Presentation for a church; also the location of the "Taras Shewchenko " community hall .
Whitkow, Saskatchewan , west of Mayfair on Highway 378 , is an Anglo -Polonized spelling[ 59] of Vytkiv , Radekhiv Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Other
Rural schools
Alberta
Bavilla School District No. 1477,[ 61] part of the community of Wasel west of Hamlin, Alberta near the North Saskatchewan River - ?.
Berhometh School District No. 1499 ,[ 62] northeast of Hairy Hill, Alberta - a misspelling of Berehomet , Vyzhnytsia Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Bohdan School District No. 3097 ,[ 10] south of Myrnam, Alberta - from the male given name Bohdan ("God-given"); possibly after Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky .
Borowich School District No. 2052 ,[ 63] north of Willingdon, Alberta - possibly after a local family.
Brody School District No. 1782 , northeast of Mundare, Alberta - after Brody , Brody Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Bukowina School District No. 1162 , northeast of Andrew, Alberta ; German/Polish spelling of the Austrian crownland of Bukovina - part of which is now in Chernivtsi Oblast , Ukraine.
Chernowci School No. 1456 , northeast of Wostok, Alberta - Polonized misspelling of the city of Chernivtsi , Ukraine.
Chornik School District No. 2343 ,[ 63] northeast of Musidora, Alberta - possibly after a local family.
Czahar School District No. 2322 ,[ 63] [ 67] southwest of Willingdon, Alberta - Polonized spelling of the village of Chahor ; now a part of the city of Chernivtsi , Ukraine.
Ispas School District No. 2765 ,[ 62] southeast of Hamlin and northwest of Duvernay, Alberta on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River - after Ispas , Vyzhnytsia Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Koluz School District No. 1631 ,[ 62] east of Chipman, Alberta - a Polonized misspelling of Kalush , Kalush Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Kotzman School District No. 2325 ,[ 63] northeast of Smoky Lake, Alberta - the German spelling of Kitsman , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Krasnahora School District No. 2613 ,[ 10] south of Musidora, Alberta - a Ukrainian phrase meaning "beautiful hill".
Krasne School District No. 2245 , northeast of Lavoy and south of Two Hills, Alberta - the Ukrainian word for "beautiful".
Kysylew School District No. 1467 ,[ 69] northeast of Wostok, Alberta near the Limestone Creek[ 61] - a Polonized misspelling of Kyseliv , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Leszniw School District No. 2621 ,[ 10] south of Morecambe and northeast of Innisfree, Alberta - Polonized spelling of Leshniv , Brody Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Lwiw School District No. 1474 , southeast of St. Michael and northeast of Chipman, Alberta on Highway 29 - Polonized spelling of the city of Lviv , Ukraine.
Luzan School District No. 2113 ,[ 63] halfway between Musidora, Alberta and the North Saskatchewan River - after Luzhany , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Miroslowna School District No. 2528 ,[ 63] northeast of Innisfree, Alberta - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian word "miroslavna ", meaning "Glorified Peace".
Molodia School District No. 1486 ,[ 71] south of Andrew and north of Mundare, Alberta at the junction of Highway 29 and Secondary Highway 855 - after Molodiia , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Myrnam School District No. 2219 , northwest of the modern townsite of Myrnam, Alberta - "peace to us"; from the Ukrainian word myr , "peace".
Nizir School District No. 2179 ,[ 73] east of Two Hills , southeast of Duvernay and northwest of Musidora, Alberta - ?.
Oleskow School District No. 1612 , southeast of Mundare, Alberta and west of Vegreville ; after Joseph Oleskiw (1860–1903) - author of the pamphlets "On Free Lands" (Pro Vilni Zemli , spring 1895),[ 37] [ 38] and "On Emigration" (O emigratsiy , December 1895).[ 4]
Paraskevia School District No. 1487 ,[ 69] northeast of Hilliard and north of Mundare, Alberta on Secondary Highway 855 [ 75] - possibly after one of the saints named Paraskevi .
Peremysl School District No. 2944 ,[ 10] southeast of Radway, Alberta on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River on Secondary Highway 831 - a phonetic misspelling of the Ukrainian name ("Peremyshl ") for Przemyśl , Poland.[ 16]
Podola School District No. 2065 , south of Hilliard and west of Mundare, Alberta near the Beaverhill Creek - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian region of Podillia .
Pobeda School District No. 1604 ,[ 62] southeast of Two Hills and west of Morecambe, Alberta - ?.
Proswita School District No. 1563 ,[ 69] northeast of Star and northwest of St. Michael, Alberta off Highway 45 [ 61] - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian word for "enlightenment"; possibly after the Prosvita Society of Galicia .
Provischena School District No. 1476 ,[ 69] south of Bellis, Alberta near the North Saskatchewan River [ 61] - possibly after the Ukrainian word for "prophecy" (provishchennya ).
Pruth School Division No. 2064 ,[ 63] northwest of Warwick, Alberta - after the Prut river in Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Radymno School District No. 2942 ,[ 10] part of the rural community of Leeshore east of Redwater, Alberta on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River - after the town of Radymno , now in Jarosław County , Poland.[ 16]
Russia School District No. 2069 ,[ 63] south of Musidora, Alberta ; from school board confusion over Rusyny / Ruthenian vs. Russki / Russian.
Ruthenia School District No. 2408 ,[ 63] southeast of Smoky Lake and southwest of Bellis, Alberta - after the Austro-Hungarian name for the Ukrainian territories of Galicia , Bukovina , and Carpathian Ruthenia (now Transcarpathian Oblast ).
Shandro School District No. 1438 , halfway between Willingdon, Alberta and the North Saskatchewan River - after the Shandro family from "Rus'kyi Banyliv", Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Sheptycki School District No. 2920 ,[ 10] southeast of Waskatenau, Alberta on the south side of the North Saskatchewan River - possibly after The Venerable Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky (1865–1944).
Sherentz School District No. 2614 ,[ 10] south of Beauvallon and southwest of Myrnam, Alberta - possibly after Shyrivtsi , currently in Dnistrovskyi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Sich School District No. 1595 , northeast of Warwick, Alberta - after the fortresses of the Ukrainian Cossacks .
Skeskowicz School District No. 1801 ,[ 63] southwest of Willingdon, Alberta - ?.
Skowiatyn School District No. 2483 ,[ 63] northwest of Wostok, Alberta near the North Saskatchewan River - after Skoviatyn , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Slawa School District No. 2400 ,[ 63] south of the old townsite of Slawa, Alberta - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian word "glory" (slava ).
Stanislawow School District No. 1485 ,[ 69] northeast of Mundare, Alberta [ 75] - Polish spelling of the town of Stanislaviv, now Ivano-Frankivsk , Ukraine.
Svit School District No. 1491 ,[ 69] east of Chipman and northeast of Hilliard, Alberta - the Ukrainian word for "the world" or "light".
Svoboda School District No. 1479 ,[ 13] part of the rural community of Skaro northwest of St. Michael, Alberta at the junction of Highway 45 and Secondary Highway 831 - the Ukrainian word for "liberty".
Toporoutz School District No. 1935 ,[ 73] east of Warspite and southwest of Smoky Lake, Alberta - German spelling of Toporivtsi , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Ukraina School District No. 1672 ,[ 62] southeast of Hilliard and southwest of Mundare, Alberta - phonetic spelling of "Ukraine" in the Ukrainian language .
Uhryn School District No. 2409 ,[ 63] southeast of Beauvallon and southwest of Myrnam, Alberta - possibly after one of nine places named "Uhryniv" in Galicia .
Vladymir School District No. 1217 , northwest of Mundare, Alberta - after district pioneer Vladymir Svarich (Volodymyr Zvarych ).
Wolie School District No. 2591 ,[ 10] west of Warwick, Alberta on the south shore of Bens Lake - Polonized misspelling of the Ukrainian word "freedom" (volya ).
Zaporoze School District No. 2246 , northeast of Lavoy, Alberta - a phonetic spelling of "Zaporizhzhia "; after the Zaporizhian Host of Ukrainian Cossacks.
Zhoda School District No. 1498 ,[ 62] southeast of Willingdon and west of Hairy Hill, Alberta - the Ukrainian word for "harmony".
Zora School District No. 2487 ,[ 63] northwest of the modern townsite of Slawa, Alberta - possibly a misspelling of the Ukrainian word for "dawn" (zoria ).
Saskatchewan
Bereziw School District No. 3030 (changed to "Slawa School "),[ 56] south of Hafford, Saskatchewan ; after the district (povit ) of "Bereziv " - now Brzozów County , Poland.[ 16]
Bogucz School District No. 1743 , southeast of Canora, Saskatchewan ; possibly after "Bohusa " - now Bogusza ,[ 56] Nowy Sącz County , Poland.[ 16]
Bohdan School District No. 3511 , east of Mayfair, Saskatchewan ; from the male given name Bohdan ("God-given") - possibly after Bohdan Khmelnytsky .
Bridok School District No. 1765 , south of Canora, Saskatchewan , after Bridok , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Bukowina School District No. 2012 , southeast of Wakaw, Saskatchewan ; German/Polish spelling of the Austrian crownland of Bukovina - part of which is now in Chernivtsi Oblast , Ukraine.
Cheremosz School District No. 4004 , north of Endeavour, Saskatchewan , after the Cheremosh river that separated Galicia and Bukovina .
Crimea School District No. 4195 , southwest of Eatonia, Saskatchewan , after the peninsula in the Black Sea - School named by ethnic Germans from the Taurida Governorate of the Russian Empire , now Ukraine.
Czernawka School District No. 1712 , north of MacNutt, Saskatchewan ; misspelling of the Polish name of "Cherniavka " - now Czerniawka ,[ 56] in Jarosław County , Poland.[ 16]
Dnister School District No. 1635 , southwest of Canora, Saskatchewan , after the Dniester river.
Dobraniwka School District No. 2608 , southeast of Rosthern, Saskatchewan ; a Polonized variation of the Ukrainian phrase for "extremely good" ("dobraniv ").
Drahomanow School District No. 2501 , southeast of Prud'homme, Saskatchewan , after Mykhailo Drahomanov (1841–1895).
Fedoruk School District No. 2342 , southwest of Veregin, Saskatchewan , after school trustee Nicoli (Mykola ) Fedoruk.
Fosti School District No. 1700 , south of Sheho, Saskatchewan , after school board treasurer John (Ivan ) Fosti.
Franko School District No. 1740 , east of Canora, Saskatchewan , after Ivan Franko (1856–1916).
Halicz School District No. 3204 , northwest of Wishart, Saskatchewan ; Polonized spelling of the historic Ukrainian city in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast - named by a "Mr. Bodnarchuk".
Horodenka School District No. 1845 , west of Wakaw, Saskatchewan , after Horodenka , Kolomyia Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Horosziwci School District No. 2433 (renamed "War End School "),[ 56] west of Theodore, Saskatchewan ; possibly after "Horokhivtsi " - now in Przemyśl County , Poland.[ 16]
Husiatyn School District No. 791 (renamed "Claytonville School "),[ 87] south of Meath Park, Saskatchewan , after Husiatyn , Husiatyn Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Jablonow School District No. 1672 (renamed "Wroxton School ")[ 88] at Wroxton, Saskatchewan - Polonized spelling of Yabloniv , Kolomyia Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Jarema School District No. 1731 , north of Calder, Saskatchewan , possibly after the town of Yaremche [ 88] in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Kaminka School District No. 1632 at Tway, Saskatchewan , after "Kaminka"/Kamianka-Buzka , Kamianka-Buzka Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Kiev School District No. 1728 (originally "Kyjiw"), north of Alvena, Saskatchewan - after the capital city of Ukraine.
Kitzman Scholl District No. 2400 , northeast of Rhein, Saskatchewan , after Kitsman , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Kolomyia School District No. 1878 , west of Wakaw, Saskatchewan , after Kolomyia , Kolomyia Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Krasne School District No. 3058 , south of Hafford, Saskatchewan - the Ukrainian word for "beautiful".
Krasny School District No. 1121 , southwest of Sheho, Saskatchewan - also after the Ukrainian word for "beautiful".
Larisa School District No. 5186 , west of Wishart, Saskatchewan , after Larysa Kosach-Kvitka (Lesia Ukrainka , 1871–1913).
Lodi School District No. 3509 , north of Okla, Saskatchewan , the Ukrainian word for "ice".
Luzan School District No. 255 , south of Veregin, Saskatchewan , after Luzhany , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Lysenko School District No. 494 , at Insinger, Saskatchewan , after Mykola Lysenko (1842–1912).
Mazeppa School District No. 2860 , southeast of Canora, Saskatchewan , after Hetman Ivan Mazepa .
Monastyr School District No. 2328 , north of Buchanan, Saskatchewan , after Monastyryska , Monastyryska Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Mostetz School District No. 1734 , northwest of Calder, Saskatchewan , Germanic spelling of "Mostyshche"/Mostyska , Mostyska Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Nauka School District No. 3059 , south of Hafford, Saskatchewan - the Ukrainian word for "learning".
Nichlava School District No. 1877 (formerly "Heuboden School"),[ 90] southeast of Rosthern, Saskatchewan , after the Nichlava river in Ternopil Oblast .
Odessa School District No. 2327 , south of Tramping Lake, Saskatchewan ; after the city of Odesa , Ukraine - School named by ethnic Germans from the neighbouring Bessarabia Governorate of the Russian Empire , which is today split between Moldova and Ukraine.
Oleskow School District No. 540 , north of Rhein, Saskatchewan , after Joseph Oleskiw (1860–1903) - author of the pamphlets "On Free Lands" (Pro Vilni Zemli , spring 1895),[ 37] [ 38] and "On Emigration" (O emigratsiy , December 1895).[ 4]
Orolow School District No. 2392 , south of Krydor, Saskatchewan - a Department of Education misspelling of Ordiv , Radekhiv Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Osin School District No. 3598 , north of Arran, Saskatchewan , the Ukrainian word for "autumn ".
Oukraina School District No. 2402 , west of Krydor, Saskatchewan - a Department of Education phonetic spelling of Ukrayina (Ukraine).
Ozeriany School District No. 2722 (renamed "Carpathian School "), south of Cudworth, Saskatchewan - the Ukrainian word for "from the lake"; after one of four places named "Ozeriany " in Galicia .
Paniowce School District No. 291 (renamed "Swan Plain School "),[ 57] north of Norquay, Saskatchewan on Highway 8 - Polish name of Panivtsi Zelene , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Paseika School District No. 2419 , south of Arran, Saskatchewan - a Department of Education phonetic spelling of "pasika "; a Ukrainian word for "beehive " or "apiary ".
Podole School District No. 3227 , northeast of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan - the Polish spelling of the Ukrainian region of Podolia .
Podolia School District No. 2384 , northeast of Arran, Saskatchewan - after the Ukrainian/Moldovan region of Podolia .
Pohorlowtz School District No. 2578 , southwest of Sheho, Saskatchewan - Germanic misspelling[ 52] of Pohoril'tsi , Peremyshliany Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Poltawa School District No. 2335 (renamed "Carpenter School "), northeast of Cudworth, Saskatchewan ; Polonized spelling of the city of Poltava , Ukraine - probably after the famous battle in 1709.
Probizna School District No. 1724 (renamed "Geddes School "),[ 87] northeast of Wroxton, Saskatchewan , after Probizhna , Chortkiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Prosvita School District No. 3457 , west of Mayfair, Saskatchewan , after the Prosvita Society in Galicia .
Radimno School District No. 2682 , southeast of Willowbrook, Saskatchewan ; after the town of Radymno , now in Jarosław County , Poland.[ 16]
Rak School District No. 3244 , northeast of Vonda, Saskatchewan on Highway 41 - after Joseph Rak[ 44] from Lanivtsi , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Rus School District No. 2584 , south of Hafford, Saskatchewan , after Kievan Rus' .
Ruthenia School District No. 404 , southwest of Cudworth, Saskatchewan ; after the Austro-Hungarian name for the Ukrainian territories of Galicia , Bukovina , and Carpathian Ruthenia (now Transcarpathian Oblast ).
Sambor School District No. 4057 , northeast of Dysart, Saskatchewan ; Polonized spelling of Sambir , Sambir Raion , Lviv Oblast - School named by ethnic Germans from Galicia .
Scalat School District No. 1623 , southeast of Canora, Saskatchewan - misspelling of Skalat , Pidvolochysk Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Siczynski School District No. 2513 , near Meacham, Saskatchewan - Polonized spelling of the last name of Ukrainian composer and conductor Denys Sichynsky (1865–1909).
Skala School District No. 2712 , west of Cudworth, Saskatchewan - after Skala-Podilska , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Slawa School District No. 3030 (formerly "Bereziw School"),[ 56] south of Hafford, Saskatchewan - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian word "glory" (slava ).
Sniatyn School District No. 1729 , west of Wakaw, Saskatchewan , after Sniatyn , Sniatyn Raion , Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast .
Stanisloff School District No. 3105 , south of Foam Lake, Saskatchewan - a Department of Education phonetic misspelling of "Stanislav", after Stanislaviv (now Ivano-Frankivsk ), Ukraine.
Stawchan School District No. 1826 , north of Rhein, Saskatchewan - a Polonized misspelling of Stavchany , Horodok Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Stryj School District No. 3201 , north of Goodeve, Saskatchewan - German/Polish spelling of Stryi , Stryi Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Svoboda School District No. 1704 , northwest of Alvena, Saskatchewan - the Ukrainian word for "liberty".
Taras School District No. 4880 , north of Gronlid, Saskatchewan , after Taras Shevchenko .
Toporoutz School District No. 1666 (renamed "Chaucer School "),[ 46] north of Calder, Saskatchewan - German spelling of Toporivtsi , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Torsk School District No. 1713 , east of Calder, Saskatchewan - after Torske , Zalishchyky Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Vasloutz School District No. 2642 , south of Buchanan, Saskatchewan - Germanic misspelling of Vasylkivtsi ,[ 57] Husiatyn Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Verenczanka School District No. 264 (renamed "New Canadian School "),[ 46] east of Rhein, Saskatchewan - Polonized spelling of Verenchanka , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Vesna School District No. 736 , southeast of Arran, Saskatchewan , the Ukrainian word for "spring (season) ".
Verbowska School District No. 1737 , north of MacNutt, Saskatchewan ; a Polonized misspelling of Verbivka , Borshchiv Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Vladimir School District No. 2193 , west of Alvena, Saskatchewan , after St. Volodymyr the Great .
Wasileff School District No. 1692 (renamed "Yemen School "),[ 46] west of Insinger, Saskatchewan - an Anglo -Polonized spelling of Vasyliv , Chernivtsi Raion , Chernivtsi Oblast (Bukovina ).
Whitkow School District No. 4508 and Whitkow Hamlet School District No. 5118 , both west of Mayfair, Saskatchewan on Highway 378 ; an Anglo -Polonized spelling[ 59] of Vytkiv , Radekhiv Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Wisnia School District No. 2870 , southeast of Veregin, Saskatchewan - Polish name of the Vyshnia river in Lviv Oblast .
Wolia School District No. 3503 , southwest of Glaslyn, Saskatchewan - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian word "freedom" (volya ).
Wolna School District No. 3503 , east of Rama, Saskatchewan - Polonized spelling of the Ukrainian word "free" (vilna ).
Wysla School District No. 4106 , southwest of Canora, Saskatchewan - misspelling of the Ukrainian word (Vysla ) for the Vistula river.
Zamok School District No. 784 , south of Meath Park, Saskatchewan , after Zamok , Zhovkva Raion , Lviv Oblast .
Zaporoze School District No. 3188 , west of Krydor, Saskatchewan - a Department of Education phonetic spelling of "Zaporizhzhia "; after the Zaporizhian Host of Ukrainian Cossacks.
Zayacz School District No. 3416 (renamed "Liberal School "), north of Calder, Saskatchewan , after school trustee "A. Zayacz" (Zayach ?).
Zazula School District No. 4526 , northwest of Hendon, Saskatchewan , after district pioneer Fred Zazula.[ 53]
Zbaraz School District No. 2403 , south of Krydor, Saskatchewan , Polish name of Zbarazh , Zbarazh Raion , Ternopil Oblast .
Zhoda School District No. 2377 , south of Mikado, Saskatchewan , the Ukrainian word for "harmony".
Zoria School District No. 3471 , west of Mayfair, Saskatchewan , the Ukrainian word for "dawn".
See also
References
^ a b c d e f City of Edmonton (2004).
^ a b c d MacGregor, p. 75-76.
^ City of Edmonton (2004); MacGregor, p. 259.
^ "Ukrainian Science Park" . Saskatchewan Science Centre . Retrieved 2024-03-24 .
^ Sanders 2003 , p. 48.
^ a b c d e f g h i MacGregor, p. 215 & 274.
^ "Home" . westlockcounty.com .
^ a b MacGregor, p. 215, 222 & 272.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n see both "Population exchange between Poland and Soviet Ukraine " and "Operation Vistula ".
^ Luciuk and Kordan, map 21.
^ MacGregor, p. 215, 219, 222 & 272; Luciuk and Kordan, map 17.
^ a b MacGregor, p. 206 & 215.
^ MacGregor, p. 206, 215, 244 & 266; Luciuk and Kordan, maps 17 & 19.
^ Julia Parrish; David Ewasuk (February 20, 2013). "Efforts underway to stop planned burning of aging rural church" . CTV Edmonton . Retrieved March 6, 2013 .
^ MacGregor, p. 206, 215 & 273; Luciuk and Kordan, map 19.
^ Sanders, p. 322; MacGregor, p. 154.
^ Luciuk and Kordan, maps 4 & 16.
^ Luciuk and Kordan, map 16.
^ See also Museum of Folk Architecture and Folkways of Ukraine .
^ a b Luciuk and Kordan, map 17.
^ a b c "Pro vilni zemli" [microform] . 1895. ISBN 9780665304255 .
^ a b c MacGregor, p. 75.
^ Luciuk and Kordan, map 19.
^ Luciuk and Kordan, maps 16 & 17.
^ Luciuk and Kordan, map 4.
^ Another name for Adamiwka was Kolo Kamins'kykh , after the Kaminsky family (Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 28).
^ a b c d e f g Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 41.
^ a b c d Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 31.
^ a b Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 21.
^ a b Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 27.
^ a b Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 15.
^ a b Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 18.
^ a b c d e Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 42.
^ "Tiaziv Church of St. Demetrius" . Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-10-20 .
^ a b c d e f Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 29.
^ a b c Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 24.
^ a b Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 19.
^ a b c d MacGregor, p. 211, 215 & 272.
^ a b c d e f MacGregor, p. 215 & 272.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n MacGregor, p. 215 & 273.
^ Choriawy, Cathy (1989). Commerce in the country : a land use and structural history of the Luzan grocery store . Edmonton : Alberta Culture , Historical Resources Division. p. 22.
^ a b c d e f William Peter Baergen, Pioneering with a Piece of Chalk
^ MacGregor, p. 215, 226 & 272; Luciuk and Kordan, map 21.
^ a b MacGregor p. 215, 231 & 273.
^ a b MacGregor, p. 211, 215, 226 & 272.
^ a b Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 26.
^ a b Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 16.
^ Barry, "Ukrainian People Places", p. 93. [Editor's Note - "Heuboden" was the name of a "Russian" Mennonite village in Ukraine.]
^ See also Galizien German Descendants.org
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