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Kirby en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɜːbi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɝbi/ (US)

Etymology

Originally Kirkby, from kirk (“church”) + -by (“habitation”), "village with a church".

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A hamlet in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
2. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated census-designated place in Pike County, Arkansas.
3. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
4. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
5. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A former unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Montana.
6. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Wyandot County, Ohio.
7. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city in Bexar County, Texas.
8. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
9. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
10. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
11. (countable, uncountable) An English placename. ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
12. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English originally for a person from Kirby.
    • “Remember, Iryna Zarutska survived in Ukraine in a bomb shelter,” said Kyle Kirby, chair of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party. “In war-torn Ukraine, she made her way from that country to Charlotte, seeking refuge and promise, and she was given the edge of a knife.” 2025 September 10, Holly Yan, Jeff Winter, “Suspect in Charlotte train stabbing that killed a Ukrainian refugee is charged with a federal crime. Here’s what we know”, in CNN:
    • John Kirby
13. (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Forms

Deriveds

kirby grip (from the surname) · Kirbyville · Kirby calculus (from the surname) · West Kirby · kirby pin (from the surname) · Kirby Smithdom · Horton Kirby · Kirby Cane · Kirby Cross · Kirby Bellars · Cold Kirby · Kirby Wiske · Kirby Grindalythe · Kirby Bedon

Relateds

Kirkby