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Archive 1

Move?

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The result of the move request was no consensus that this is the globally dominant WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. -- Aervanath (talk) 06:37, 2 April 2009 (UTC)

Xavier University (Cincinnati) → Xavier University — Disambig not needed, as other similarly-titled articles have additional words: Xavier University of Louisiana or Xavier University Preparatory School. Article already points to similar title and disambig page at Xavier. — Grsz¹¹ 04:05, 27 March 2009 (UTC)
Only if Xavier University (Cincinnati) is the dominant meaning? Anthony Appleyard (talk) 10:47, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

I think it's fair to call this page the dominant Xavier University. On top of that, there is no other article titled the same. Grsz¹¹ 13:06, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

723,000 google hits for "xavier university" -louisiana, 84,400 for "xavier university of louisiana", 2750 for "xavier university preparatory school". Grsz¹¹ 13:09, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

I work for Xavier University, and it is the only "Xavier University" that exists within the United States (of any notability). Other colleges that may share part of the name have appendages, so I support the move. seicer | talk | contribs 13:27, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

I agree with Seicer. I can't think of another university that has the same level of notability. TN X Man 13:49, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Hmmmm... but there's also a Xavier University in the Philippines, three times the size of the Cincinnati one in terms of student numbers, and probably many others. I'd be inclined to either redirect Xavier University undisambiguated to the DAB page at Xavier, or to restore the separate DAB for Xavier University which was previously merged to Xavier. Andrewa (talk) 16:00, 27 March 2009 (UTC)

Oppose unless it can be shown that there is in fact a primary usage and that none of the other variants would merit this name under the common usage guidelines. Bottom line is that this is likely to be a proper disambiguation of a name. The nomination appears to be objecting to the use of disambiguation and that is not a valid reason to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 22:44, 28 March 2009 (UTC)

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Pronunciation

@Maczkopeti: In your recent edits to the pronunciation guides in St. Xavier High School (Cincinnati) and Xavier University, you appear to be promoting an alternative pronunciation of the name "Xavier" that is three syllables long. Please note that the name of these two institutions is pronounced with two syllables, not three. This is apparent from the cited Blade article. [1] (The cited Enquirer article also discusses this point at length, but regrettably it has been taken offline in the last few weeks.) I don't dispute that /ˈzeɪ.vi.əɹ/ is a valid pronunciation of "Xavier", but Cincinnatians make a point of using the /ˈzeɪ.vjəɹ/ pronunciation, which is also supported by Random House, Merriam-Webster, and Wiktionary. In other words, "Xavier" rhymes with "savior", not "Gambier". (This is sometimes a point of confusion with a nearby St. Saviour Church.) I understand your desire to use /i/ instead of /j/, but that transcription would inherently mislead readers into thinking the name has three syllables, particularly in {{respell}}. – Minh Nguyễn ^💬 05:21, 22 August 2018 (UTC)