| Kirke | Circe |
| kirre | tame |
| Birke | birch |
| Kirow | Kirov |
| Kirche | church kirk |
| Kirmes | fun fair kermis |
| kirren | tame bait |
| Wirken | legacy |
| wirken | work act operate take effect appear seem knit |
| zirka | approximate |
| Dirk | topping lift |
| Zirkel | compass pair of compasses circle |
| birken | birchen |
| Forke | fork |
| Barke | rowing boat skiff |
| Borke | bark |
| Burke | burka |
| Gurke | cucumber gherkin |
| Harke | rake |
| Kerker | dungeon |