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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-.

Ancestry of “Kirkland”, step by step

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