Definitions for selkirk
ˈsɛl kɜrk; -ˌʃɪər, -ʃərselkirk

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selkirk, Selcraig, Alexander Selkirk, Alexander Selcraignoun

   Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selkirknoun

   A town in the Scottish Borders region.

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1. selkirk

   Selkirk is a town and royal burgh in the Scottish Borders Council district of southeastern Scotland. It is also the name of various geographical locations in Canada such as Selkirk Mountains, Selkirk, Manitoba, etc., named after Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk, a philanthropist known for establishing human settlements in Canada. In general, Selkirk is a place name that can refer to various towns, regions, or geographical features predominantly in Scotland and Canada.

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Selkirk

   county town of Selkirkshire, on the Ettrick, 40 m. SE. of Edinburgh; famed at one time for its "Souters"; is a centre of the manufacture of tweeds.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SELKIRK

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Selkirk is ranked #47614 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Selkirk surname appeared 445 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Selkirk.
   
   92.1% or 410 total occurrences were White.
   3.1% or 14 total occurrences were Black.
   1.5% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   1.3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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1. • Sailor

How to pronounce selkirk?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say selkirk in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of selkirk in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of selkirk in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of selkirk in a Sentence

1. Ajay Pant:

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=selkirk
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Selkirk
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Selkirk
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html