Irwin.
A Scottish or Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
Meaning & usage
A Scottish or Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
A male given name transferred from the surname.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Merced County, California.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
A number of places in the United States: A village in Kankakee County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: A minor city in Shelby County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Union Township, Union County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
A local government area, the Shire of Irwin, in the Mid West region, Western Australia.
Where this word comes from
From a medieval given name Erwin, from Eoforwine, from Old English eofor (“boar”) + wine (“friend”), the latter of which is from Proto-West Germanic *wini.
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