Name:
Kirby
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Old Norse
Meaning:
Kirby is an English locational name and denotes that the bearer comes from any one of the places called Kirby in Essex, Norfolk, Warwickshire, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire or Lonsdale. The name 'Kirby' itself is derived from the middle English words 'kirk', which means 'church', and 'byr', which means 'farm'.
Pronunciation:
KUR-bee
The Five Elements:
Wood
Also Spelled Like...:
Kerby
Kirkby
Famous Kirby:
Kirby Puckett : baseball player
Kirby Law : hockey player
Kirby White : baseball player