kirby

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US/ˈkɝbi/UK/ˈkɜːbi/

proper noun

A hamlet in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.

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Meanings

kirby1

proper nounkirby (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of Kirby; only used in kirby grip and kirby pin. Genericized trademark.

Kirby2

proper nounKirby (countable and uncountable, plural Kirbys)

plural Kirbys · alternative Kerby

  1. An English placename.
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
    2. countableuncountableAn unincorporated census-designated place in Pike County, Arkansas.
    3. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
    4. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
    5. countableuncountableA former unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Montana.
    6. countableuncountableA village in Wyandot County, Ohio.
    7. countableuncountableA city in Bexar County, Texas.
    8. countableuncountableA town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
    9. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
    10. countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
    11. countableuncountableA town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
  2. countableA habitational surname from Old English originally for a person from Kirby.

    John Kirby

    (name of a lawyer

    1 more example

    “Remember, Iryna Zarutska survived in Ukraine in a bomb shelter,” said Kyle Kirby, chair of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party. “In war-torn Ukraine, she made her way from that country to Charlotte, seeking refuge and promise, and she was given the edge of a knife.”

    2025 September 10, Holly Yan, Jeff Winter, “Suspect in Charlotte train stabbing that killed a Ukrainian refugee is charged with a federal crime. Here’s what we know”, in CNN
  3. countableA unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kirby

derbyKirkbykerby
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Anagrams

Birky
Cite this entry
APA

kirby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirby

MLA

“kirby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirby. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kirby,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kirby.

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