diff --git a/scripts/geodata/osm/formatter.py b/scripts/geodata/osm/formatter.py
index 870ce4c7..c1c85daf 100644
--- a/scripts/geodata/osm/formatter.py
+++ b/scripts/geodata/osm/formatter.py
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ class OSMAddressFormatter(object):
                 language_suffix = ''
 
                 if name and name.strip():
+                    if six.u(';') in name:
+                        name = random.choice(name.split(six.u(';')))
+
                     for i in xrange(num_references if name_tag == 'name' else 1):
                         address_components = {component_name: name.strip()}
                         self.components.add_admin_boundaries(address_components, osm_components, country, UNKNOWN_LANGUAGE,
@@ -465,6 +468,9 @@ class OSMAddressFormatter(object):
                 if not name or not name.strip():
                     continue
 
+                if six.u(';') in name:
+                    name = random.choice(name.split(six.u(';')))
+
                 for i in xrange(num_references if is_default and name_tag == 'name' else 1):
                     address_components = {component_name: name.strip()}
                     self.components.add_admin_boundaries(address_components, osm_components, country, language,
@@ -484,6 +490,9 @@ class OSMAddressFormatter(object):
                 if not name or not name.strip():
                     continue
 
+                if six.u(';') in name:
+                    name = random.choice(name.split(six.u(';')))
+
                 address_components = {component_name: name.strip()}
                 self.components.add_admin_boundaries(address_components, osm_components, country, language,
                                                      random_key=False,