Kirby is a common place name, surname, and given name. Other common uses include: A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... Look up Appendix:Most popular given names by country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

• Kirby (Nintendo), a popular video game character (see also: Kirby (series) and List of Kirby games)
• Kirby Company, the manufacturer of Kirby vacuum cleaners

Kirby ) is a fictional character and hero of Nintendos Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. ... A variation of the current logo of the series. ... Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land cartridge Below are the games in which the game character Kirby appears as the main protagonist, sorted by their US release date when available. ... The Kirby Company is a subsidiary of the Scott Fetzer Company, part of the Berkshire Hathaway conglomerate overseen by Warren Buffett. ...

Places

England

• Kirkby, Merseyside (pronounced as 'Kirby')
• Kirby Bedon, Norfolk
• Kirby Cane, Norfolk
• Kirby Cross, Essex
• Kirby Grindalythe, North Yorkshire
• Kirby Hill, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
• Kirby Hill, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire
• Kirby Knowle, North Yorkshire
• Kirby Misperton, North Yorkshire
• Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire
• Kirby Sigston, North Yorkshire
• Kirby Wiske, North Yorkshire
• Cold Kirby, North Yorkshire
• Horton Kirby, Kent
• Monks Kirby, Warwickshire
• West Kirby, Merseyside
• see also: Places named Kirkby

Arms of the former Kirkby Urban District Council Kirkby (pronounced - the second k is silent) is a new town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. ... Kirby Bedon is a small village in South Norfolk which lies approximately 3 miles south-east of Norwich. ... Kirby Cane All Saints Kirby Cane is a village and civil parish situated two miles (3. ... Kirby Grindalythe (photo by Stephen Horncastle) Kirby Grindalythe is a village in North Yorkshire, located about eight miles southeast of Malton. ... Kirby Hill is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Kirby Hill is a village and civil parish in the Richmondshire district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Kirby Knowle is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England,on the border of the North Yorkshire Moors and near Upsall, about 4 miles north east of Thirsk. ... Kirby Misperton is a small village in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, located about 4 miles south from Pickering by road and about 7½ miles north from Malton. ... Kirby Muxloe Castle Kirby Muxloe is a dormitory village in Leicestershire. ... Kirby Sigston is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England approximately four miles from Northallerton. ... Kirby Wiske is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Cold Kirby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. ... Horton Kirby is a village in the civil parish of Horton Kirby and South Darenth in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. ... St Ediths Church Monks Kirby Village Green Monks Kirby is a village and civil parish in north-eastern Warwickshire, England. ... Sunset over the Marine Lake West Kirby is a town located on the north west corner of the coast of the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. ... Kirby could be Kirkby, Merseyside Kirkby, Lincolnshire Kirkby, North Yorkshire This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

United States

• Kirby, Arizona
• Kirby, Arkansas
• Kirby, Georgia
• Kirby, Ohio
• Kirby, Oklahoma
• Kirby, Pennsylvania
• Kirby, Texas
• Kirby, Vermont
• Kirby, Weller
• Kirby, West Virginia
• Kirby, Wyoming
• Upper Kirby, a commercial district in Houston, Texas

Kirby Arkansas is a small town in Pike County, Arkansas that is home of a few hundred people. ... Kirby is a village located in Wyandot County, Ohio. ... Kirby is a city located in Bexar County, Texas, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 8,673. ... Kirby, Vermont Kirby is a town located in Caledonia County, Vermont. ... Kirby, West Virginia, is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. ... Kirby is a town located in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. ... Upper Kirby is a commercial district in Houston, Texas. ...

Canada

• Kirby, Ontario

People

Surname

• List of people with the surname Kirby
• List of people with the surname Kirkby

Kirby could be Kirkby, Merseyside Kirkby, Lincolnshire Kirkby, North Yorkshire This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

Given name

• Kirby Ian Andersen, Canadian musician
• Kirby Bliss Blanton (born 1990), American actress
• Kirby Chambliss (born 1959), American pilot
• Kirby Congdon, poet
• Kirby Dick, American filmmaker
• Kirby Doyle (1932-2003), American poet
• Kirby Freeman, American football player
• Kirby Grant (1911-1985), American actor
• Kirby J. Hensley (1911-1999), American religious leader
• Kirby Heyborne (born 1976), American actor
• Kirby Hocutt, American sports director
• Kirby Larson, American writer
• Kirby Law (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
• Kirby Mack (born 1983), American wrestler
• Kirby Morrow (born 1973), Canadian performer
• Kirby Puckett (1960-2006), American baseball player
• Kirby Scott (died 2006), American adult entertainer
• Kirby Wilbur, American radio personality
• Kirby Wilson (born 1961), American football coach
• Kirby Wright, American writer

The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Kirby Chambliss (1959) is an American commercial pilot and a renowned world champion in aerobatics. ... Kirby Congdon is a poet, essayist and novelist based in Key West and Fire Island. ... Kirby Dick is a documentary film director. ... Kirby Doyle (November 27, 1932 - April 14, 2003) was a poet in the New American Poetry movement, the so-called third generation of American modernist poets. ... Kirby Freeman is an American football quarterback for the University of Miami Hurricanes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kirby James Hensley The President and Founder of The Universal Life Churches Reverend Kirby James Hensley, born 23July1911, in the mountains of western North Carolina. ... Kirby Heyborne (born Oct. ... Kirby Hocutt Kirby Hocutt is the current Director of Athletics at Ohio University. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Kirby Law (born March 11, 1977, in McCreary, Manitoba) is a professional Canadian ice hockey player with the Minnesota Wild. ... Given the title of The Hardy Boyz Protege, Your New Addiction Krazy K has been on the wrestling scene since 2001 making strides to achieving his goals. ... Kirby Morrow (born August 28, 1973 in Jasper, Alberta) is an accomplished voice actor, stand-up comedian, and television and stage actor. ... Kirby Puckett (March 14, 1960 [1] – March 6, 2006) was a center fielder in Major League Baseball who played his entire career with the Minnesota Twins from 1984 to 1995. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Kirby Wilbur is a conservative radio talk show host on KVI 570 in Seattle. ... Kirby Wilson (born August 24, 1961 in Los Angeles) is a running backs coach for the National Football League Arizona Cardinals. ... Image:KirbyWright. ...

Titles of nobility

• Christopher Hatton, 1st Baron Hatton of Kirby (c. 1605-1670), English politician
• Christopher Hatton, 2nd Baron Hatton of Kirby (1632-1706), English politician

Christopher Hatton (c. ... Christopher Hatton, 1st Viscount Hatton of Grendon, 2nd Baron Hatton of Kirby (1632-1706), succeeded his father, the first Baron, as Baron Hatton and also as governor of Guernsey in 1670. ...

Buildings, institutions or facilities

• Kirby Castle, a castle in Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire, England
• Kirby Hall, an Elizabethan country house located near Corby, Northamptonshire, England
• Kirby Sports Center, a sports arena in Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
• Kirby's Mill, a flour mill located in Medford, New Jersey, USA
• Kirby College of Further Education, now part of Middlesbrough College, North Yorkshire, England
• Kirby Cross railway station, Essex, England
• Kirby Lake Airport, Alberta, Canada
• Kirby Park railway station, a defunct railway station in West Kirby, Merseyside, England

Kirby castle, known also as Kirby Muxloe castle is a ruined 15th century fortified house in Leicestershire, England. ... Kirby Hall in 1829 Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan country house, located near Corby, Northamptonshire,England. ... Kirby Sports Center is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Easton, Pennsylvania. ... Kirbys Mill, located in Medford, New Jersey, is a grist mill (flour mill) that has been entered in the National Register of Historic Places in the United States. ... Middlesbrough College is a college, comprising of predominantly further education but also selected higher education provision, existing on four sites in the town of Middlesbrough, UK. 16,000 students are presently under its roof, second in the town only to Teesside University. ... Kirby Cross railway station serves the village of Kirby Cross in Essex, England. ... Kirby Lake Airport, (IATA: N/A, ICAO: CRL4), is located adjacent to Kirby Lake, Alberta, Canada. ... Kirby Park railway station was a station on the Hooton to West Kirby which opened in 1894. ...

Other uses

Comics

• Kirby Award, an award presented from 1985-1987 for achievements in comic books
• Kirby dots, an artistic convention in comic books
• Rip Kirby, fictional comic strip character created by Alex Raymond

The Kirby Awards were a short lived set of awards given for achievement in comic books. ... Cover to Fantastic Four #72 by Jack Kirby himself. ... Rip Kirby, drawn by Alex Raymond. ...

Law

• United States v. Kirby, an 1868 US Supreme Court case regarding statutory construction
• United States v. Kirby Lumber Co., a 1931 US Supreme Court case regarding taxation
• R v Kirby; Ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia, a 1956 Australian High Court case regarding the judicial power of the Commonwealth

United States v. ... Holding If a corporation purchases and retires bonds at a price less than their face value or issuing price, the excess amount of the purchase price over the issuing price is a taxable gain. ... The Queen v. ...

Mathematics

• Kirby calculus
• Kirby-Siebenmann class
• Freedman-Kirby theorem

In mathematics, the Kirby calculus in geometric topology is a method for modifying framed links in the 3-sphere using a finite set of moves, the Kirby moves. ... In mathematics, the Kirby-Siebenmann class is an element of the fourth cohomology group which must vanish if a topological manifold M is to have a piecewise linear structure. ... In 4-dimensional topology, a branch of mathematics, Rokhlins theorem states that if a smooth compact 4-manifold M has a spin structure (or equivalently vanishing second Stiefel-Whitney class w2(M) = 0), then the signature of its intersection form, a quadratic form on the second cohomology group H2...

Miscellaneous

• Kirby 23, a sailboat designed by Bruce Kirby and produced in the mid-1980s
• Kirby-Bauer antibiotic testing, a medical test
• Kirby wire, a pendulum-based flying system for stage performers
• A fishhook of evenly curved pattern

The Kirby 23 was designed by Bruce Kirby and saw limited production circa 1985 -1986. ... Kirby-Bauer testing: White wafers containing antibiotics shown on plate of bacteria. ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Different hook types Different hook sizes (not to scale) A fishing hook is a hook used to catch fish. ...

See also

• Kirkby (disambiguation)

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