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What does Kirk mean?
Kirk 
[kirk]▼ as a boys' name is pronounced kerk. It is of Old Norse and Old German origin, and the meaning of Kirk is "church". In Scotland, "kirk" is used as a word meaning "church". Actor Kirk Douglas.
Variations
VARIANTS Kerk, Kirkland, Kirklin, Kirklyn, Kyrk
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Kark, Kurk, ..
(female) Kini, Kiris, .. MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kirk Archie (K.A.), ..
How popular is Kirk?
Kirk is a very popular first name for males (#288 out of 1220, Top 24%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#582 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kirk reached its top position of #146 in the U.S. in the 1960s, and is currently at #1692. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2015)
Which version is better?
with its variant forms and related boy names. The only other popular varying form of Kirk (#1692 LAST YEAR) is Kirkland. These forms of Kirk were popular during 1960-1969 (USAGE OF 0.1%) and are now significantly less common, with the version Kirk becoming less stylish.Similar Names
Kirk▼ is pronounced similarly to Cork. Other suggested similar names are Berk, Birk, Burk, Derk, Dirk▼, Dyrk, Jerk, Kaird, Kairn, Kari, Karl▼, Karr, Keir, Ker, Kern, Kerr, Kian▲, Kibo, Kidd, Kile, Kim▼, Kimo, King▲, Kip▼, Kipp, Kiran, Kirby▼, Kiril, Kirkby, Kirkly (see Kirkley), Kit, Kitt, Kord, Kori, Kort, Kory▼, Kurt▼, Lark, Mark▼, Turk and York. These names tend to be less commonly used than Kirk.
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