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Meaning of Kirby | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈkɝbi

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of Kirby; only used in kirby grip and kirby pin. Genericized trademark.
  2. An English placename.
  3. A hamlet in Clarington municipality, Regional Municipality of Durham, Ontario, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated census-designated place in Pike County, Arkansas.
  6. An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Monroe County, Indiana.
  7. An unincorporated community in Shelby County, Missouri.
  8. A former unincorporated community in Big Horn County, Montana.
  9. A village in Wyandot County, Ohio.
  10. A city in Bexar County, Texas.
  11. A town in Caledonia County, Vermont.
  12. An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia.
  13. An unincorporated community in Monroe County, Wisconsin.
  14. A town in Hot Springs County, Wyoming.
  15. A habitational surname from Old English originally for a person from Kirby.
  16. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

Equivalents

العربية كيربي
Français Kirby

Examples

“John Kirby”

(name of a lawyer

““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.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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