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Etymology

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kirk +‎ -by. From Old Scandinavian / Old Norse kirkja+býr, a village with a church.

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Kirkby (countable and uncountable, plural Kirkbies)

  1. A placename
    1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ4198).
    2. A small village in Osgodby parish, West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0692). [1]
    3. A village and civil parish in Hambleton district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref NZ5306).
  2. (countable) A habitational surname from Old Norse.

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