Kirkland is the Costco brand.

So where IS Kirkland?

Strikes me that it is the Land of Kirks. Kirks live there.

Next question.. What is a Kirk? So I dug around.

Best I could find is that a Kirk is a person that lives next to a church.

By extension the lots immediately surrounding a church would constitute Kirkland because Kirks live there.

Therefore, Costco named their house brand after the lots surrounding a church.

Interesting.

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