# Selkirk

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɛlkɪɹk/ · frequency rank #42,403

## Definitions
1. A town in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland, and the former county town of Selkirkshire (OS grid ref NT4728).
2. A city in Manitoba, Canada.
3. A community in Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada.
4. An unincorporated community in Wichita County, Kansas, United States.
5. A ghost town in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States.
6. A hamlet in the town of Bethlehem, Albany County, New York, United States.
7. A surname.

## Etymology
From Old English sǣl (“hall”) + cirice (“church”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`eslkirk`, `seklirk`, `selikrk`, `selkikr`, `selkirkk`, `selkirrk`, `selkkirk`, `selkrik`, `sellkirk`, `slekirk`, `sselkirk`

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