Kirk (disambiguation)
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[edit] Meaning and etymology
- See: Kirk
[edit] Place names
Kirk is found as an element in many place names in Scotland and northern England, and in countries with large Scottish expatriate communities, for example:
Scotland
- Falkirk
- Halkirk, Caithness, Highland
- Kirkcaldy, Fife
- Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway
- Kirkliston, Edinburgh
- Selkirk
- Kirkton of Skene, Aberdeenshire, and many other Kirktons, all tiny, and mostly matched with a Castleton or a Milton.
- Kirk, Highland
- Kirkwall, Orkney
- Prestonkirk, East Lothian
England
North America
- Kirkpatrick, Oregon, United States
- Newkirk, Oklahoma, United States
- Kirkland, Washington, United States
[edit] Personal names
Kirk is in common use as a surname:
- Andy Kirk, a jazz musician.
- Denis Kirk Jnr, a jazz fusion trumpeter.
- James T. Kirk, a fictional starship captain in Star Trek.
- Jennifer Kirk, a figure skater
- Justin Kirk, an actor.
- Matthew Kirk, diplomat
- Norman Kirk, a Prime Minister of New Zealand.
- Peter Kirk, English mill owner, founder of Kirkland, WA ,USA
- Sir Peter Michael Kirk, MP
- Phyllis Kirk, an actress
- Russell Kirk, the "father of modern conservatism".
- Rahsaan Roland Kirk, a jazz musician.
Kirk is also occasionally found as a forename:
- Kirk Douglas, actor.
- Kirk Cameron, actor; hence the name of Cameron's 1995 TV Series: Kirk
- Kirk Franklin, the gospel musician
- Kirk Gleason, a character on the Gilmore Girls TV Series
- Kirk Hammett, guitarist.
- Kirk Thatcher, who played the punk on the bus in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
- Kirk Chilas, Winner of the 1967 Tour de France
- Kirk Thornton, voice actor.
- Kirk Van Houten a secondary character from The Simpsons
- Kirk Hinrich, a professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls
- Kirk Kerkorian, a businessman.
- Kirk Yeaman, a profesional rugby league player for Hull FC
- Kirk Steaggles, legend.
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