Translation into English of Tchaikovsky's Name

I would like to know which is the best way to translate into english Tchaikovsky`s name. Moreover, it must be the one which is more used in the world.

Thanks..!!

Nataly

If your mean, what is the most common way of spelling the composer's name (which in Russian was Петр Ильич Чайковский) in the English language, then that would be "Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky". But the composer himself used "Tchaikovsky", "Tschaikovsky" and "Tschaikowsky" when writing in other languages, while "Chaykovskiy" would be a more literal transliteration.

Here are some other versions from the Library of Congress catalog (http://authorities.loc.gov ):

Ciaikovsky, Piotr Ilic

Tschaikowsky, Peter Iljitch

Tchaikowsky, Peter Iljitch

Ciaikovsky, Pjotr Iljc

Cajkovskij, Petr Il'ic

Tsjaikovsky, Peter Iljitsj

Czajkowski, Piotr

Chaikovsky, P. I.

Csajkovszkij, Pjotr Iljics

Tsjaïkovskiej, Pjotr Iljietsj

Tjajkovskij, Pjotr Ilitj

Čaikovskis, P.

Chaĭkovskiĭ, Petr Il'ich

Tchaikovski, Piotr

Tchaikovski, Piotr Ilyitch,

Chaĭkovskiĭ, Petr

Tchaikovsky, Peter

Tchaïkovsky, Piotr Ilitch

Tschaikowsky, Pjotr Iljitsch

Tschajkowskij, Pjotr Iljitsch

Tchaïkovski, P. I.

Ciaikovskij, Piotr

Ciaikovskji, Piotr Ilijich

Tschaikowski, Peter Illic

Tjajkovskij, Peter

Chaĭkovski, P'otr Ilich,

Tschaikousky

Tschaijkowskij, P. I.

Tschaikowsky, P. I.

Chaĭkovski, Piotr Ilich

Tchaikovsky, Pyotr Ilyich

Čajkovskij, Pëtr Ilič

Tschaikovsky, Peter Ilyich

Tchaikofsky, Peter Ilyitch

Tciaikowski, P.

Tchaïkovski, Petr Ilitch

Ciaikovski, Peter Ilic

Tschaikowski, Pjotr

Tchaikowsky, Pyotr

Tchaikovskij, Piotr Ilic

The word Tchaikovsky is difficult to translate literally, but "like a sea-gull" or "of a sea-gull" comes close.

Brett Langston

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