Kirkwood

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/ˈkɝkwʊd/

proper noun

A suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7163).

OriginOld English ċiriċe →
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Meanings

proper nounKirkwood (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkwoods)

plural Kirkwoods · alternative Kerwood

  1. A common placename:
    1. countableuncountableA suburb of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS7163).
    2. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Alpine County and Amador County, California; formerly, Kirk.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Tehama County, California.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware.
    5. countableuncountableA village in Warren County, Illinois.
    6. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas.
    7. countableuncountableA city in St. Louis County, Missouri.
    8. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Camden County, New Jersey.
    9. countableuncountableA town in Broome County, New York.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Shelby County, Ohio.
    11. countableuncountableA census-designated place in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
    12. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia.
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

    Josh Kirkwood was elected as councillor for the Harraby South ward of the Labour-controlled Cumberland Council on Thursday.

    2026 August 21, Bob Cooper, Hannah Mitchell, “Reform wins first seat on council in by-election”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2026, retrieved 03 Sep 2026

Origin

  1. Old Englishċiriċe“church”
  2. EnglishKirkwood

From Old English ċiriċe (“church”) + wudu (“wood”), equivalent to kirk + wood.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Kirkwood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirkwood

MLA

“Kirkwood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirkwood. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kirkwood,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirkwood.

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