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Kirkup

Kirkup proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Kirkup (plural Kirkups)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Kirkup

pluralKirkups

Origin of Kirkup

Probably a habitational surname from a lost place in England, from Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + upp (“up, top”).

Questions about Kirkup

What does Kirkup mean?
Kirkup means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Kirkup?
Kirkup is a proper noun.

Words near Kirkup in the dictionary

  1. Kirkton of Tough
  2. kirktons
  3. kirktown
  4. kirktowns
  5. Kirkuk
  6. Kirkup
  7. Kirkups
  8. Kirkwall
  9. kirkwarden
  10. kirkwardens
  11. Kirkwhelpington

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