# Kirby

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɝbi/ · frequency rank #12,088

## Definitions
1. An English placename.
2. An English placename.
3. An English placename.
4. An English placename.
5. An English placename.
6. An English placename.
7. An English placename.
8. An English placename.
9. An English placename.
10. An English placename.
11. An English placename.
12. A habitational surname from Old English originally for a person from Kirby.
13. A unisex given name transferred from the surname.

## Etymology
Originally Kirkby, from kirk (“church”) + -by (“habitation”), "village with a church".

## Easily confused with
- **kirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirby-vs-kirk)
- **kitty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirby-vs-kitty)
- **kirin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirby-vs-kirin)
- **Kirsty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kirby-vs-kirsty)
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kira-vs-kirby)
- **kerb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kerb-vs-kirby)
- **Kerry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kerry-vs-kirby)
- **kinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kinky-vs-kirby)
- **Kimmy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kimmy-vs-kirby)
- **Kiran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kiran-vs-kirby)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ikrby`, `kibry`, `kirbby`, `kirbyy`, `kirrby`, `kiryb`, `kkirby`, `kriby`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kirby