Dunkirk
hamlet · South Gloucestershire
Old EnglishAI-generated
Dunkirk likely derives from Old English 'dūn' meaning 'down' or 'hill', and 'cyrċe' meaning 'church'. It refers to a church on a hill or downland.
Word origins
- Dun
- Old Englishdown, hill(from dūn "down, hill")
- kirk
- Old Englishchurch(from cyrċe "church")