Kirkby
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English
Etymology
kirk + -by. From Old Scandinavian / Old Norse kirkja+býr, a village with a church.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝbi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːbi/
Audio (UK): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)bi
Proper noun
Kirkby (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkbies)
- A placename
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198).
- A small village in Osgodby parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0692).
- A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5306).
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.