Chekhov or Tchehov?

English translation: Anton Chekho

19:38 Mar 9, 2004

Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Poetry & Literature / transcription of a name

Russian term or phrase: Chekhov or Tchehov?

Or something else? I mean the transcription of the name of Антон Чехов. Thanks in advance.

Eva Blanar KudoZ activity Questions: 1537 (1 open) (9 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 2777 Hungary
Local time: 09:30

English translation:Anton Chekho

Explanation:
Anton Chekhov -- Encyclopжdia Britannica -
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Chekhov, Anton (Pavlovich) Encyclopжdia Britannica Article. ...
www.britannica.com/ eb/article?eu=23120&tocid=0&query=chekhov&ct=

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Chekhov, of course:)

Good luck, Eva!:)

Selected response from:

Sergey Strakhov
Local time: 09:30

Grading comment

Thanks a lot to all of you, now I am sure about it. :)
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5 +15

Anton Chekho

Sergey Strakhov

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peer agreement (net): +15

Anton Chekho

Sergey Strakhov
Local time: 09:30
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Grading comment

Thanks a lot to all of you, now I am sure about it. :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

mk_lab: Sure, according to russian transliteration rules. And no other options...

2 mins

-> Thanks, Misha!:)

agree

Yelena.

6 mins

-> Thanks, Yelena!:)

agree

GaryG: Yes, this is the preferred transliteration for English. The important thing is to be consistent. Still, some famous Russian names are not transliterated "normally", e.g. "Tschaikovsky" because they were transliterated 1st into French, German, etc.

8 mins

-> Thank you, Gary. You are right: In German this name would be written as Tschechow:)

agree

Jack Doughty: Tchehov (probably a French transliteration, I should think) used to be used occasionally in English, but Chekhov was always more common and is now virtually universal.

8 mins

-> Thank you, Jack!:)

agree

George Vardanyan

9 mins

-> Thanks!

agree

Andre Zuban: There's also a Chekhov (Pavel) in Star Trek. :)

9 mins

-> Thanks!

agree

Kirill Semenov

14 mins

agree

Carley Hydusik

15 mins

agree

nuclear: surely with the V at the end...

32 mins

agree

Ryszard Matuszewski

1 hr

agree

IrinaGM

2 hrs

agree

Alexandra Tussing

4 hrs

agree

Elena Ivaniushina

4 hrs

agree

Will Matter: with a "V", i believe, in English.

4 hrs

agree

Mark Vaintroub

17 hrs

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