Talk:Yevgeny Svetlanov

Evgeny vs. Yevgeny
Is there a good reason why we spell it it "Evgeny"? WP:RUS says that E (Russian letter) is romanized as "E", except at the start of words, when it becomes "Ye", and gives Boris Yeltsin as an example of what to do. -- JackofOz (talk) 06:44, 6 April 2009 (UTC)

No interest? Very well, cop this:

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The result of the move request was: page moved. Anthony Appleyard (talk) 16:39, 19 January 2010 (UTC)

Evgeny Svetlanov → Yevgeny Svetlanov — As per above. I would also argue that nobody has any problem with Я becoming, for example, Yakov (not Akov), or Ю becoming, say Yulia (not Ulia), so what's the problem with Е becoming Yevgeny (rather than Evgeny)? — Jack of Oz   ... speak! ...   12:39, 11 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment Yulia? I've seen that translated as Julia... and as for this particular case, they are translated with with and without a Y frequently... so I have no opinion on which is better, but I would say that either way works fine. 76.66.197.17 (talk) 05:02, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


 * And what about WP:RUS, which specifies Ye- at the start of names, such as Yeltsin? --   Jack of Oz    ... speak! ...   10:42, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


 * Comment. "Evgeny" is a common transliteration, as can be seen in several articles and web pages (much more used than yevgeny in Google, by the way). I'd say in most cases it's more recognizable than "Yevgeny", but I leave that to others to decide. Jafeluv (talk) 10:57, 12 January 2010 (UTC)


 * We’re not supposed to use google searches to make cases for or against page moves, but since you’ve mentioned it, evgeny svetlanov gets 46,000 hits, but yevgeny svetlanov gets 47,800.  --   Jack of Oz    ... speak! ...   11:26, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I get 843 for "Yevgeny" and 647 for "Evgeni", but yes, you're right. Both transliterations are cleary used. I wasn't making a case for or against, though :) Jafeluv (talk) 12:04, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * For what it's worth, the official site uses "Evgeny", by the way. Jafeluv (talk) 12:07, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * I'm normally swayed by official sites (only an hour ago I moved Yuri Ahronovich to Yuri Ahronovitch, a spelling I dislike intensely, because that's the way his official site spells it) . But this site doesn't seem to be making any claim for officialdom.  --   Jack of Oz    ... speak! ...   12:15, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmm, you may be right. I just assumed it was the official site since the external link says "Official site about Evgeny Svetlanov". That should probably be changed. Jafeluv (talk) 12:33, 12 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Changed now. --   Jack of Oz    ... speak! ...   10:11, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
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