Kirk

• Kirke

From kirk (“church”). Doublet of Church.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɝk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɜːk/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /kɪɾk/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)k
• Homophone: kirk

Kirk (countable and uncountable, plural Kirks)

1. (chiefly British) The Church of Scotland.
   • 2024 January 11, Kelvin Holdsworth, “What’s really happening to the churches in Scotland”, in Thurible.net‎^[1]:

     I suspect that members of the Church of Scotland who stop going, stop thinking of themselves as part of the Kirk much more readily.

2. A habitational surname from Middle English.
   • 2015 May 12, Alexandra Jaffe, “First on CNN: New Rove-linked group spends $2M to boost GOP incumbents”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     One Nation, a new 501(c)4 linked to the Karl-Rove-backed American Crossroads super PAC, is spending more than $1.9 million on print, radio and digital ads highlighting the efforts of Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, North Carolina Sen. Richard Burr, New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman and Pennsylvania Sen. Pat Toomey to pass the “doc fix” legislation that realigned payments to Medicare providers with inflation.

   • 2023 February 27, Jack Bantock, “Chris Kirk battled alcoholism and depression – now he has secured his first PGA Tour victory in seven years”, in CNN‎^[3]:

     It had been 2,836 days since Chris Kirk last won on the PGA Tour. Yet after securing his first victory in over seven years on Sunday, that was not the first milestone the American golfer had on his mind.

3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
   • 2024 December 4, Wayne Sterling, “President Biden honors Kirk Herbstreit’s late, football-loving dog Ben in heartfelt letter”, in CNN‎^[4]:

     President Joe Biden sent a heartfelt letter to ESPN “College GameDay” football analyst Kirk Herbstreit after his adored golden retriever, Ben, died of cancer last month.

4. A place name:
   1. A small settlement in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ND2859). ^[1]
   2. A community in West Nipissing, Nipissing District, north-east Ontario, Canada.
   3. A number of places in the United States.
      1. Former name of Kirkwood, Alpine County and Amador County, California.
      2. A census-designated place in Yuma County, Colorado, United States.
      3. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon, United States.
      4. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States.
   4. A village in Ismayilli District, Azerbaijan.

From English Kirk.

Kirk

1. a male given name from English

Kirk

1. a surname from English

the Kirk

1. Church of Scotland