Selkirk - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Selkirk \s(e)-lki-

is of Scottish and Gaelic origin. Place name: "kirk" means "church". Name of a place in Scotland. Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk is supposedly Daniel Defoe's inspiration for his novel "Robinson Crusoe".

Selkirk is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#34742 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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