Etymology

Irvine

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Today it means: A river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine. Full definition →

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The story

Probably from Celtic words cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“green, fresh”) + afon (“water”).

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