diff --git a/Dictionaries/da_DK_names_etc.xml b/Dictionaries/da_DK_names_etc.xml
index 6478d6fa0..565248d70 100644
--- a/Dictionaries/da_DK_names_etc.xml
+++ b/Dictionaries/da_DK_names_etc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Danish only -->
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Danish only -->
 <ignore_list>
   <name>Aquarium</name>
   <name>Armfeldt</name>
diff --git a/Dictionaries/es_MX_names_etc.xml b/Dictionaries/es_MX_names_etc.xml
index e5f99a606..7d9c2da54 100644
--- a/Dictionaries/es_MX_names_etc.xml
+++ b/Dictionaries/es_MX_names_etc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Spanish only -->
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Spanish only -->
 <ignore_list>
   <name>Aang</name>
   <name>Aarón</name>
diff --git a/Dictionaries/fi_FI_names_etc.xml b/Dictionaries/fi_FI_names_etc.xml
index 88071724e..55a8e2897 100644
--- a/Dictionaries/fi_FI_names_etc.xml
+++ b/Dictionaries/fi_FI_names_etc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Finnish only -->
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Finnish only -->
 <ignore_list>
   <name>AA</name>
   <name>Abbie</name>
diff --git a/Dictionaries/fr_FR_names_etc.xml b/Dictionaries/fr_FR_names_etc.xml
index 3a23263f1..1e8179948 100644
--- a/Dictionaries/fr_FR_names_etc.xml
+++ b/Dictionaries/fr_FR_names_etc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to French only -->
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to French only -->
 <ignore_list>
   <name>Abdon</name>
   <name>Abdonie</name>
diff --git a/Dictionaries/hrv_OCRFixReplaceList.xml b/Dictionaries/hrv_OCRFixReplaceList.xml
index aeeb2ebc1..c287359cb 100644
--- a/Dictionaries/hrv_OCRFixReplaceList.xml
+++ b/Dictionaries/hrv_OCRFixReplaceList.xml
@@ -1634,4 +1634,4 @@
     <!-- Skraćenice bez razmaka -->
     <RegEx find="d\. o\.o\." replaceWith="d.o.o." />
   </RegularExpressions>
-</OCRFixReplaceList>
+</OCRFixReplaceList>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dictionaries/pt_PT_names_etc.xml b/Dictionaries/pt_PT_names_etc.xml
index e0020ff20..48632a6e2 100644
--- a/Dictionaries/pt_PT_names_etc.xml
+++ b/Dictionaries/pt_PT_names_etc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Portuguese only -->
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Portuguese only -->
 <ignore_list>
   <name>Aarão</name>
   <name>Abdénago</name>
diff --git a/Dictionaries/ru_RU_names_etc.xml b/Dictionaries/ru_RU_names_etc.xml
index 527eb05c3..2aca5b904 100644
--- a/Dictionaries/ru_RU_names_etc.xml
+++ b/Dictionaries/ru_RU_names_etc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Russian only -->
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- This list contains names/words with specific casing - and specific to Russian only -->
 <ignore_list>
   <name>Абакум</name>
   <name>Абакумович</name>