Definitions

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  • proper noun A surname.

Etymologies

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The surname Skirvin may be of old Norse origin (possibly the name of a village), with many later instances of the name in the United Kingdom, primarily Scotland. The earliest instances of the name within the United States are found in Maryland dating back to the 1720's.

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Examples

  • If my recent experience with Homeland Security is any indicator of the unexpected risks facing entrepreneuers, such folks have far more respect from me now that "Skirvin," the Jassa and Vicki Langford are among those taking an interest in the "reverse Grapes of Wrath" migration of people moving their homes and businesses from

    WN.com - Articles related to Many look to the Bible for financial advice, but is it wise? 2009

  • If my recent experience with Homeland Security is any indicator of the unexpected risks facing entrepreneuers, such folks have far more respect from me now that "Skirvin," the

    WN.com - Business News 2009

  • By 1930, with an oil boom underway, the Skirvin had grown to 14 stories and 525 rooms.

    dustbury.com » Saturday spottings (in anticipation) 2007

  • If nothing else, it would give me an excuse to stay at the Skirvin or maybe the Colcord.

    dustbury.com » I’m not from around here, myself 2007

  • Bill Skirvin died in 1944, his children decided to sell the property, and while the hotel did well for the next two decades, an ill-advised search-and-destroy urban-renewal program in the Sixties caused everything downtown to suffer, and by 1969 the Skirvin could keep only a third of its rooms filled.

    dustbury.com » Saturday spottings (in anticipation) 2007

  • Directly across the way was Santa Fe Plaza and the Skirvin Hotel, the landmark three-towered hotel that was in a state of constant renovation, always seemingly on the verge of reopening, just to be sold again and again.

    The Triangle Conspiracy David Kent 2006

  • Directly across the way was Santa Fe Plaza and the Skirvin Hotel, the landmark three-towered hotel that was in a state of constant renovation, always seemingly on the verge of reopening, just to be sold again and again.

    The Triangle Conspiracy David Kent 2006

  • Directly across the way was Santa Fe Plaza and the Skirvin Hotel, the landmark three-towered hotel that was in a state of constant renovation, always seemingly on the verge of reopening, just to be sold again and again.

    The Triangle Conspiracy David Kent 2006

  • Directly across the way was Santa Fe Plaza and the Skirvin Hotel, the landmark three-towered hotel that was in a state of constant renovation, always seemingly on the verge of reopening, just to be sold again and again.

    The Triangle Conspiracy David Kent 2006

  • CVS acknowledged that at different times between 1997 and 2007, CVS employed two pharmacists whose licenses had expired: Morris "Mo" Skirvin at a Nashville store and Edward Certain at a Marion store.

    IndyStar.com Top Stories 2010

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