Selkirk (surname)

For other uses, see Selkirk.
Selkirk
Family name
Meaning "hall", "manor" + "church"
Region of origin Scotland
Language(s) of origin English
Related names Sailcirc; Shailcirc

Selkirk is a Scottish surname. The name is a habitational name, derived from Selkirk, located on the Scottish Borders. The place name is derived from the Middle English elements sale, sele, meaning "hall", "manor"; and kirk, meaning "church".[1] The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Sailcirc (masculine),[2] and Shailcirc (feminine).

List of people with the surname

References

  1. "Learn about the family history of your surname". Ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 September 2010. which cited Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-508137-4. for the surname "Selkirk".
  2. Mark, Colin (2006), The Gaelic-English Dictionary, London: Routledge, p. 722, ISBN 0-203-22259-8
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