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Kirke

American  
[kur-kee] / ˈkɜr ki /

noun

Classical Mythology.
  1. Circe.


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It follows the lives of four friends – Hannah, played by Dunham, Marnie, played by Williams, Jessa, played by Kirke and Shoshanna, played by Mamet – living in New York City during their 20s.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

A few days later, a crowd of 100,000 gave him a hero’s welcome at Union Square beneath Henry Kirke Brown’s already beloved bronze equestrian statue of George Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

Drummer Kirke said: "He was a dear friend, a wonderful songwriter, and an exceptional guitarist. We will miss him deeply."

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2025

Berlant kicked things off with her own full-volume strut, followed by people like musician Moses Sumney, actor Jemima Kirke, artist Chloe Wise, Emhoff and culminating in Eckhaus and Latta.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2024

Kirke, then: of her deceits and magic, then of his voyage to the wide underworld of dark, the house of Death, and questioning Teiresias, Theban spirit.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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