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Proper Noun

1. 1
   An English placename.; A hamlet in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   Alternative spelling of Kirby; only used in kirby grip and kirby pin. Genericized trademark. alt-of, alternative, uncountable
3. 3
   An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated census-designated place in Pike County, Arkansas. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana. countable, uncountable
5. 5
   An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri. countable, uncountable

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6. 6
   An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A former unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Montana. countable, uncountable
7. 7
   An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A village in Wyandot County, Ohio. countable, uncountable
8. 8
   An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A city in Bexar County, Texas. countable, uncountable
9. 9
   An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Caledonia County, Vermont. countable, uncountable
10. 10
    An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia. countable, uncountable
11. 11
    An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Wisconsin. countable, uncountable
12. 12
    An English placename.; A number of places in the United States:; A town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. countable, uncountable
13. 13
    A habitational surname from Old English originally for a person from Kirby. countable

    "John Kirby"

14. 14
    A unisex given name transferred from the surname. countable

Example

More examples

"Clark Kirby has a psychosis about his native language, English."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Cold KirbyHorton KirbyKirby BedonKirby BellarsKirby CaneKirby CrossKirby GrindalytheKirby SmithdomKirby WiskeKirby calculusWest Kirbykirby grip

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.