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Kirkby

/ˈkɜːbi/US/ˈkɝbi/

Kirkby proper noun: a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198).

Proper noun

Kirkby (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkbys)

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

Forms of Kirkby

pluralKirkbys

Origin of Kirkby

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

Words formed from Kirkby

Phrases with Kirkby

Words that rhyme with Kirkby

Questions about Kirkby

What does Kirkby mean?
Kirkby means a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198).
What part of speech is Kirkby?
Kirkby is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kirkby?
Kirkby is pronounced /ˈkɝbi/ (US).

Words near Kirkby in the dictionary

  1. Kirkbuddo
  2. Kirkburn
  3. Kirkburton
  4. kirkbuzzer
  5. kirkbuzzers
  6. Kirkby
  7. Kirkby Ireleth
  8. Kirkby Lonsdale
  9. Kirkby Mallory
  10. Kirkby Mallory, Peckleton and Stapleton
  11. Kirkby Stephen

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