Kirkby - Meaning of Kirkby

What does Kirkby mean?

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Kirkby

[ 2 syll. kir-(k)by, ki-r-kby ] The baby boy name Kirkby is pronounced as K-ERKBiy- †. Kirkby is of Old Norse origin and it is used largely in the English language. The meaning of the name is 'church settlement'.

In addition, Kirkby is a variant transcription of Kirby (English).

See also the related categories, english, settlement (village), and church.

Kirkby is unusual as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000.

Baby names that sound like Kirkby include Krosbie, Krosby, Cosgrave, Cosgrove, Crispo, Crosbee, Crosbey, Crosbi, Crosbie, Crosby, Kirabo, Kiraboe, Kyrabo, Kyraboe, Crisipo, Crosbea, and Crisp.

† Pronunciation for Kirkby: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; B as in "be (B.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"