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Kirby
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Kerby
Etymology
Originally en Kirkby, from en kirk by church habitation, "village with a church".
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɝbi/ US
en /ˈkɜːbi/ RP
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kirby.wav Southern England
en ɜː(ɹ)bi 2
Proper noun
~ s
An English placename.
en hamlet mun:suf/Clarington rmun/Durham p/Ontario c/Canada.
en number of places c/USA:
en unincorporated CDP co/Pike County s/Arkansas.
en ucomm twp:Suf/Van Buren co/Monroe County s/Indiana.
en ucomm co/Shelby County s/Missouri.
en former unincorporated community co/Big Horn County s/Montana.
en village co/Wyandot County s/Ohio.
en city co/Bexar County s/Texas.
en town co/Caledonia County s/Vermont.
en ucomm co/Hampshire County s/West Virginia.
en ucomm co/Monroe County s/Wisconsin.
en town co/Hot Springs County s/Wyoming.
en countable en habitational Old English originally for a person from Kirby.
en John Kirby (name of John Kirby (attorney) a lawyer)
en 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 w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/us/woman-stabbed-on-train-north-carolina-gop-leaders 2025-09-10 “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.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260321060007/https://www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/us/woman-stabbed-on-train-north-carolina-gop-leaders 21 March 2026
en countable en unisex surnames.
Derived terms
en from the surname en Kirby calculus from the surname en kirby grip from the surname en kirby pin Cold Kirby Horton Kirby Kirbyan Kirby Bedon Kirby Bellars Kirby Cane Kirby Cross Kirby Grindalythe Kirby Smithdom Kirbyville Kirby Wiske West Kirby
See also
en Kirkby
Anagrams
en bikry Birky