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- kirk (n.) c.1200, northern England and Scottish dialectal form of church, from a Scandinavian source, Cf. O.N. kirkja "church," from O.E. cirice (see CHURCH (Cf. church)).
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Kirk — m Scottish and English: transferred use of the surname, originally a northern English and Scottish local name for someone who lived near a church (from Old Norse kirkja). Recent use has probably been influenced to some extent by the film actor… … First names dictionary
Kirk — Kirk, Kerk englischer Name nordischen Ursprungs, Bedeutung: der bei einer Kirche Wohnende. Namensträger: Kirk Douglas, US amerikanischer Schauspieler … Deutsch namen
kirk — [kə:k US kə:rk] n 1.) a church used in Scotland and Northern England 2.) the Kirk the Church of Scotland … Dictionary of contemporary English
kirk — [ kɜrk ] noun count SCOTTISH a church a. the Kirk the Church of Scotland … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
