Talk:Dunkirk (disambiguation)

Proposed moves: Dunkirk → Dunkirk (disambiguation) and Dunkirk, France → Dunkirk - Dunkirk in France is by far the most significant Dunkirk; most, if not all other Dunkirks are named after this one. Markussep 07:49, 5 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Support. Septentrionalis 21:20, 5 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Philip Baird Shearer 21:45, 5 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. – AxSkov (☏) 03:34, 6 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Whitejay251 22:53, 8 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Timrollpickering 21:24, 10 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Soo 09:31, 12 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Support. Aye, me too. Zeimusu | Talk page 15:12, 2005 September 12 (UTC)
Comment. When I straw poled 6 "What links here", 5 were about the Battle, not the place. I agree Dunkirk, France is the most common place, but not neccessarily what people mean when they link to Dunkirk. Maybe this is due to interpretation. When an article says someone was evacuated from Dunkirk in WWII, I would link that the Battle of Dunkirk. --Commander Keane 01:15, September 13, 2005 (UTC)

This article has been renamed after the result of a move request. Please fix the various references as needed. Dragons flight 05:21, 14 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

"sometimes also known in English as Dunkerque" - bollocks!

It reads:

"Dunkirk (French: Dunkerque), sometimes also known in English as Dunkerque, is a town and port in northern France"

And it is utter hogwash, so it is going to get rightly wiped.

Please be on the watch out for Francophone nationalists 'spiking' English language wikis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.65.142.56 (talk) 04:34, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

In English in the (fairly recent) past and even today, French spelling for geographical names in the Low Countries have been quite usual. Whether we like that or mot. Just open any English Historical atlas, like William Sheperds or Muirs. Gerard von Hebel (talk) 16:26, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Added it's historic Dutch spelling: Duinkerke

It was shoddily not listed. It lovingly is now. (-: — Preceding unsigned comment added by 5.65.142.56 (talk • contribs) 04:43, 24 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It's Duinkerken, not Duinkerke. Gerard von Hebel (talk) 16:24, 11 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]