# Kirkwall

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɪɹkwɔl/ · frequency rank #72,468

## Definitions
1. A town in and the administrative centre of the Orkney Islands council area, Scotland.

## Etymology
A folk-etymological alteration of Scots Kirkwaa, from Norn Kirkavå (literally “church bay”), from Old Norse Kirkjuvágr.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kirkwall