The story
Anglicisation of Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Gharbhain. Possibly from geàrr (“short”) + abhainn (“river”). Alternatively, from garbh (“rough”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Girvan
Today it means: A town or burgh in South Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NX1897). Full definition →