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Kirby (surname)

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Kirby is a surname of Scandinavian then Irish and English origin. Names ending in 'by' are Nordic, such as the place names in Sweden such as Visby, Hellingsby etc. The Irish surname is an anglicisation of Ó Ciarmhaic, as Kerwick,[1][2] while the English surname is from the Old Norse "kirkja" + "býr", meaning "church" + "settlement".[3] Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters

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  • Paul Kirby, a character in the 2001 American science fiction movie Jurassic Park III
  • John Wayne was Colonel Mike Kirby in the 1968 American film "The Green Berets"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ó Ciarmhaic - Irish Names and Surnames".
  2. ^ "KIRBY Surname Maps of Ireland".
  3. ^ "Kirby Name Meaning & Kirby Family History". Ancestry.com.
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  • The dictionary definition of Kirby at Wiktionary