Wikipedia:WikiProject Belgium/Alternate language names
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This is advice on including alternate languages than the local name for Belgium-related articles.
- The English name (unless archaic) should take precedence over all other names.
- If there is no English name (which is most cases) use the official local name first.
- If there is a name for this place in the other national language (i.e. Dutch or French), include that also in the lead immediately following the local name.
- Include other languages (e.g. German) and local languages (e.g. West Flemish, Walloon) where appropriate. (Including a West-Flemish name for Liège, for example, is not necessary.)
- Brussels-related articles follow the separate Brussels naming conventions
- These guidelines reflect a consensus among participants in Wikipedia:WikiProject Belgium, which are strongly urged in order to reduce disputes.