Classical Antiquity, the area was known as the "Rough Peninsula" (Greek: ?????????? ???????, ).

In Slavic languages, its pronunciation does not vary by much: , Kerchenskyi Pivostriv; , Kerich Yarymadasy; , Kyerchyenskii Polu'ostrov.

Geography

The Kerch Peninsula is almost completely surrounded by water and only to the west connects with the rest of Crimea by the Isthmus of Ak-Monay