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Selkirk (surname)

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Region of origin
  
Scotland

Related names
  
Sailcirc; Shailcirc

Language(s) of origin
  
English

Meaning
  
"hall", "manor" + "church"

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". The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname is Sailcirc (masculine), and Shailcirc (feminine).

List of people with the surname

  • Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway when he was marooned on an uninhabited island; he is supposed to be inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe (1719)
  • George Selkirk, Major League Baseball player in the 1930s and 1940s for the New York Yankees
  • Jamie Selkirk, a New Zealand film editor and producer
  • References

    Selkirk (surname) Wikipedia