Kirby

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Kerby

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɝbi/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜːbi/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bi

Proper noun

Kirby (countable and uncountable, plural Kirbys)

1. An English placename.
   1. A hamlet in Ontario, Canada.
   2. An unincorporated census-designated place in Pike County, Arkansas, United States.
   3. An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana, United States.
   4. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri, United States.
   5. A former unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Montana, United States.
   6. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio, United States.
   7. A city in Bexar County, Texas, United States.
   8. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States.
   9. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States.
   10. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Wisconsin, United States.
   11. A town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, United States.
2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English originally for a person from Kirby.

   John Kirby ― (name of a lawyer)

3. (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

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

See also

• Kirkby

Anagrams

• Birky