Kirk

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Gender Masculine
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɜɹk/(American English) /ˈkɜːk/(British English)

Meaning & History

From an English and Scottish surname meaning "church" from Old Norse kirkja, ultimately from Greek κυριακόν (kyriakon). A famous bearer was American actor Kirk Douglas (1916-2020), whose birth name was Issur Danielovitch.