Here is a detailed explanation of the names used for Transnistria, both official and unofficial, as they appear in the local languages and in English.
[citation needed] Some authorities, such as the President's office, translate this name to English as the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic.
Short name in Romanian Nistrenia (Нистреня in Cyrillic), in Ukrainian Придністров'я - Prydnistrovia.
The Supreme Council passed a law on 5 September 2024 which banned the use of the term “Transnistria” within the region, imposing a fine of 360 rubles or up to 15 days imprisonment for using the name in public.
However, in English a wide variety of names have been used to describe the region, among them: Trans-Dniester, Transdnistria, Transdniestria, Transdniestr, Trans-Dniestria, Transdniester, Transniestria, Transdnestr, also Trans-Dnjestr and Trans-Dnjester.