Kirkby

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Kirkby

/ˈkɝbi/ US
/ˈkɜːbi/ UK

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bi

Where it comes from

From kirk + -by. From Old Scandinavian / Old Norse kirkja+býr, a village with a church.

proper noun Kirkbys

countable, uncountable A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198).
countable, uncountable A small village in Osgodby parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0692).
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Hambleton district (OS grid ref NZ5306).
countable A habitational surname from Old Norse.

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@misc{kirkby_2026,
  title = {Kirkby},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kirkby},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}