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Kirbie
Pronounced KUR-bee /หkษหbi/Medium
Meaning: Kirbie is a feminine respelling of Kirby, an English surname and place name from the Old Norse kirkja, church, and byr, settlement, meaning church settlement. The -ie ending gives it a soft, girlish finish.Low
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History & Origin
Kirbie is a feminine respelling of Kirby, an English surname from the Old Norse kirkja, church, and byr, settlement, read as church settlement or village. The -ie ending, common in girls' names, softens the surname into a feminine form. It appears in United States records from the early 1980s and reached a quiet high in the mid-1980s, given to only a couple dozen girls a year.
A Kirbie from that mid-1980s high is now around forty. Surname names for girls remain fashionable, so its friendly two-beat sound still reads as current, with the -ie spelling marking a personal touch.
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What does the name Kirbie mean?
It is a feminine respelling of Kirby, an English surname from Old Norse for church settlement.
How do you pronounce Kirbie?
It's said KUR-bee /หkษหbi/, two syllables.
Is Kirbie a boy or girl name?
Kirbie is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Kirbie?
It has always been rare, a Kirby respelling given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its peak in the mid-eighties.