Irving.
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Meaning & usage
A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
A male given name transferred from the surname, often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
A number of places in the United States: A township and village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Benton County, Iowa, named after Washington Irving.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Barry County, Michigan.
A number of places in the United States: A neighbourhood of Duluth, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
A number of places in the United States: A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Dallas County, Texas, possibly named after Washington Irving.
A number of places in the United States: A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
Where this word comes from
Variant of the Scottish habitational surname Irvine, probably from a Celtic word cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“fresh”) + afon (“river”).
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