Kirby.
An English placename.
Meaning & usage
An English placename. A hamlet in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated census-designated place in Pike County, Arkansas.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: A former unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Montana.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: A village in Wyandot County, Ohio.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: A city in Bexar County, Texas.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
An English placename. A number of places in the United States: A town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
A habitational surname from Old English originally for a person from Kirby.
John Kirby
A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Where this word comes from
Originally Kirkby, from kirk (“church”) + -by (“habitation”), "village with a church".
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