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kirby

/ˈkɜːbi/US/ˈkɝbi/

kirby is the alternative spelling of Kirby.

Proper noun capitalized: Kirby

Kirby (countable and uncountable, plural Kirbys)

  1. A hamlet in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  2. An unincorporated census-designated place in Pike County, Arkansas.
  3. An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
  4. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
  5. A former unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Montana.
  6. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio.
  7. A city in Bexar County, Texas.
  8. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
  9. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
  10. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  11. A town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
  12. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English originally for a person from Kirby.
    • John Kirby
    • “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.”2025 September 10, 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”, in CNN
  13. (countable) A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of kirby

pluralKirbys
alternative formKerby

Origin of kirby

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

Words formed from kirby

Phrases with kirby

Words that rhyme with kirby

Questions about kirby

What does kirby mean?
Kirby means a hamlet in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
What is kirby the alternative spelling of?
Kirby is the alternative spelling of Kirby.
What part of speech is kirby?
Kirby is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce kirby?
Kirby is pronounced /ˈkɝbi/ (US).

Words near kirby in the dictionary

  1. kirbeh
  2. kirbehs
  3. kirbigrip
  4. kirbigrips
  5. kirbs
  6. kirby
  7. Kirby Bedon
  8. Kirby Bellars
  9. Kirby calculus
  10. Kirby Cane
  11. Kirby Cross

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Adapted from Wiktionary: kirby (page history and authors); Kirby (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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