Where does “Kirkland” come from?

Kirkland derives from English Kirk (church) plus land, where Kirk comes from Middle English kirk, from Ancient Greek κυριακόν meaning "of the lord," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ḱēw-.

Kirkland (English): A place in the United Kingdom

Definitions

  1. A place in the United Kingdom

Ancestry of “Kirkland”, step by step

Kirkland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Kirk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKirksurname
2Norwegian Nynorskkyrketo strangle
3Old Norsekirkjachurch
4Old Englishċiriċechurch
5Proto-West Germanickirikāchurch
6Ancient Greekκυριακόνchurch
7Ancient GreekΚύριοςLord
8Proto-Hellenic*kúrioslord, master

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *kúrios →Every word from Ancient Greek Κύριος →Every word from Ancient Greek κυριακόν →
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