Kirk (placename element)

Kirk is found as an element in many place names in Scotland, England, and North America. It is derived from kirk, a Nordic-influenced variant of the word "church". In Scotland, it is sometimes an English translation from a Scots Gaelic form involving cille or eaglais, both words for 'church'.[1] Rarely it is found in Anglicisations of Continental European placenames which originally had Dutch kerk or a related form.

List

Kirk by itself is the name of two places:

More usually it is an element in a compound name. The remainder of this article is a list of some of these.

In Scotland

In certain situations however, apparent instances of Kirk are, in their first element, from the Scots Gaelic word Cathair ("city, fortress"),[2] or the Brittonic caer ("city, fortress").[3]

In England (by Lieutenancy area)

In Belgium

  • East Dunkirk (from Dutch Oostduinkerke; West Flemish Ôostduunkerke)

In the Faroe Islands

In Finland

In France

In Iceland

In Norway

In North America

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Falkirklocalhistorysociety.co.uk".
  2. ↑ "Rannsaich an Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig".
  3. ↑ "The Brittonic Language in the Old North - A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence - A guide to the elements" (PDF). Scottish Place-Name Society. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
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