Dunkirk

== English == === Etymology === From Dutch Duinkerke, from duin (“dune”) + kerk (“church”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdʌŋkɜː(ɹ)k/ (UK) IPA(key): /dʌnˈkɜː(ɹ)k/ === Proper noun === Dunkirk A town in Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. Synonym: Dunkerque (the spelling in France) A place in England: A hamlet in Downham parish, East Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL5186). A hamlet in Lea-by-Backford parish and Capenhurst parish, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire (OS grid ref SJ3872). A hamlet in Hawkesbury parish, South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST7886). A village and civil parish in Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0759). A settlement in Aylsham parish, Broadland district, Norfolk (OS grid ref TG2027). A hamlet in Wall parish, Northumberland (OS grid ref NY9270). A western suburb of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (OS grid ref SK5538). A hamlet in Audley Rural parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme district, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ8152). A settlement in Devizes parish, Wiltshire (OS grid ref ST9961). A place in the United States: A city in Jay County and Blackford County, Indiana. An unincorporated community in Eel Township, Cass County, Indiana. An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas. A census-designated place in Calvert County, Maryland. A city and town in Chautauqua County, New York. A village in Hardin County, Ohio. A town and village therein, in Dane County, Wisconsin. A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== Dunkirker Dunkirkian Dunkirk spirit ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunkirk is the 91625th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 201 individuals. Dunkirk is most common among White (91.04%) individuals. === References === “Dunkirk”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.