Kirk

Norse
"church"

Kirk Origin and Meaning

The name Kirk is a boy's name of Scandinavian, Norse origin meaning "church".

Far more friendly and open than similar one-syllable names like Kent, Kurt, and Karl, it's been associated for more than half a century with actor Kirk Douglas, whose birth name was Issur Danielovitch Demsky.

# 975 in the US

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Kirk Popularity

Famous People Named Kirk

  • Kirk Douglas (born Issur Danielovitch Demsky)
    American actor
  • Kirk Thomas Cameron
    American actor
  • Kirk Dwayne Franklin
    American gospel musician
  • Kirk Daniel Cousins
    American football player
  • Kirk Lee Hammett
    American musician and lead guitarist of Metallica
  • Kirk Jerel Randle aka Kirko Bangz
    American rapper
  • Andre Kirk Agassi
    American tennis player
  • Kirker Butler
    American TV producer/writer

Kirk in Pop Culture

  • Kirk Kettner
    character in movie "She's out of My League"
  • Kirk Gleason
    character on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
  • Kirk Lazarus
    character in film "Tropic Thunder"
  • Kirk Sutherland
    character on British soap "Coronation Street"
  • Kirk Van Houten
    Milhouse's dad on TV's "The Simpsons"
  • James Tiberius Kirk
    main character in the "Star Trek" series