Irving

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UK/ˈɜː.vɪŋ/Canada, US/ˈɝ.vɪŋ/

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Meanings

proper noun
  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.

Origin

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Irving

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Anagrams

virginGirvinrivingVirnig
Cite this entry
APA

Irving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irving

MLA

“Irving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irving. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Irving,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Irving.

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