Meanings
proper noun
- A port city, a municipal and regional administrative centre of Kherson raion, Kherson oblast, Ukraine, located on the Dnieper/Dnipro.
- An oblast in southern Ukraine. Seat: Kherson.
- historicalA former governorate of the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic and Ukrainian State, established in 1803, abolished in 1920.
Origin
- UkrainianХерсо́н
- EnglishKherson
From Ukrainian Херсо́н (Xersón), named in memory of the Ancient Greek colony of Χερσόνησος (Khersónēsos). Compare Russian Херсоне́с (Xersonɛ́s, “the city of Chersonesos”), Old East Slavic Корсу́нь (Korsúnĭ, “Chersonesos”), Russian Херсо́н (Xersón, “Kherson”).
More words from Ukrainian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic خِيرْسُون
- خِيرْسُون (ḵersōn)city in Ukraine
Bengali খেরসন
- খেরসন (kherśôn)city in Ukraine
Bulgarian Херсо́н
- Херсо́н (Hersón)city in Ukraine
Chinese Mandarin 赫爾松 /赫尔松, 赫爾松州 /赫尔松州
- 赫爾松 /赫尔松 (Hè'ěrsōng)city in Ukraine
- 赫爾松州 /赫尔松州 (Hè'ěrsōng Zhōu)oblast in Ukraine
Czech Cherson
- Chersoncity in Ukraine
Danish Kherson
- Khersoncity in Ukraine
Dutch Cherson
- Chersoncity in Ukraine
Esperanto Ĥersono, ĥersona provinco
- Ĥersonocity in Ukraine
- ĥersona provincooblast in Ukraine
- ĥersona oblastooblast in Ukraine
Estonian Herson
- Hersoncity in Ukraine
French Kherson
- Khersoncity in Ukraine
German Cherson
- Chersoncity in Ukraine
Greek Χερσώνα
- Χερσώνα (Chersóna)city in Ukraine
Hebrew חרסון
- חרסוןcity in Ukraine
Hindi ख़ेरसॉन
- ख़ेरसॉन (xersŏn)city in Ukraine
Hungarian Herszon
- Herszoncity in Ukraine
Japanese ヘルソン
- ヘルソン (Heruson)city in Ukraine
Korean 헤르손
- 헤르손 (Hereuson)city in Ukraine
Latin Chersona
- Chersonacity in Ukraine
Latvian Hersona
- Hersonacity in Ukraine
Lithuanian Chersonas
- Chersonascity in Ukraine
Persian خرسون
- خرسون (xersôn)city in Ukraine
Polish Chersoń, Obwód chersoński
- Chersońcity in Ukraine
- Obwód chersońskioblast in Ukraine
Portuguese Kherson, Quérson
- Khersoncity in Ukraine
- Quérsoncity in Ukraine
Russian Херсо́н, Херсо́нская о́бласть
- Херсо́н (Xersón)city in Ukraine
- Херсо́нская о́бласть (Xersónskaja óblastʹ)oblast in Ukraine
Slovak Cherson
- Chersoncity in Ukraine
Spanish Jersón
- Jersóncity in Ukraine
Swedish Cherson, Cherson
- Chersoncity in Ukraine
- Chersonoblast in Ukraine
Turkish Herson
- Hersoncity in Ukraine
Ukrainian Херсо́н, Херсо́нщина
- Херсо́н (Xersón)city in Ukraine
- Херсо́нщина (Xersónščyna)oblast in Ukraine
- Херсо́нська о́бласть (Xersónsʹka óblastʹ)oblast in Ukraine
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Kherson
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Cite this entry
APA
Kherson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kherson
MLA
“Kherson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kherson. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kherson,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kherson.
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