Lvov

Lvov is the Russian name for the city, not the English name.

Matthew Yglesias » The Shroud of Torino 2010

At the same time, Lvov is not necessarily one of those places, so it makes sense to use the anglicized version that’s been in use for decades.

Matthew Yglesias » The Shroud of Torino 2010

There was extensive language preparation because the German actors learned Polish, and Socha and his wife learned a special kind of Polish, the way of speaking in Lvov, which is in Ukraine today, which was something like Cockney.

Dan Lybarger: The Ruins Were My Playground: Agneiszka Holland on In Darkness Dan Lybarger 2012

There was extensive language preparation because the German actors learned Polish, and Socha and his wife learned a special kind of Polish, the way of speaking in Lvov, which is in Ukraine today, which was something like Cockney.

Dan Lybarger: The Ruins Were My Playground: Agneiszka Holland on In Darkness Dan Lybarger 2012

There was extensive language preparation because the German actors learned Polish, and Socha and his wife learned a special kind of Polish, the way of speaking in Lvov, which is in Ukraine today, which was something like Cockney.

Dan Lybarger: The Ruins Were My Playground: Agneiszka Holland on In Darkness Dan Lybarger 2012

There was extensive language preparation because the German actors learned Polish, and Socha and his wife learned a special kind of Polish, the way of speaking in Lvov, which is in Ukraine today, which was something like Cockney.

Dan Lybarger: The Ruins Were My Playground: Agneiszka Holland on In Darkness Dan Lybarger 2012

June 22 -- Austro-German forces take Lemberg, capital of Galicia, which has been held by the Russians since Sept. 3, and which they have called Lvov, the Second Austrian Army, under General von

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Various

Before the last war, Lviv was part of Poland and known as Lvov, and during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was known as Lemberg: Lion Mountain’.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

Before the last war, Lviv was part of Poland and known as Lvov, and during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, as part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, it was known as Lemberg: Lion Mountain’.

Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009

It is mistaken to say that the “correct” name of the city is “Lvov.”

Matthew Yglesias » The Shroud of Torino 2010