Kirkpatrick

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A hamlet in Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX9090). Not to be confused with Kirkpatrick-Fleming.
  3. 3
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Madison Township, Montgomery County, Indiana.
  4. 4
    A place in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Scott Township, Marion County, Ohio.
  5. 5
    A place in the United States:; A census-designated place in Umatilla County, Oregon.

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"When he issued the proclamation, he sent copies of that to governors of each of the states, 13 at the time, and asked them to call a national Thanksgiving on the day that Washington specified, the last Thursday of November,” says Melanie Kirkpatrick, author of “Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience.”"

Etymology

From the surname elements Kirk (from church) and Patrick (from Saint Patrick).

Related phrases

Kirkpatrick-Fleming

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