Irving

English

Etymology

Variant of the Scottish habitational surname Irvine, probably from a Celtic word cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“fresh”) + afon (“river”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɜː.vɪŋ/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈɝ.vɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ

Proper noun

Irving

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname. Often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
3. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A township and village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
   2. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Iowa, named after Washington Irving.
   3. A township in Barry County, Michigan.
   4. A neighbourhood of Duluth, Minnesota.
   5. A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
   6. A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
   7. A city in Dallas County, Texas, possibly named after Washington Irving.
   8. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Derived terms

• Irvingite

Anagrams

• Girvin, Virgin, Virnig, riving, virgin, viring