Irving

Meaning

Proper Noun

  • A male given name from surnames. Often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
  • city Illinois (state)
  • city Texas (state)
  • town Wisconsin (state)

Origin

  • Variant of the Scottish habitational surname Irvine, probably from a Celtic word cognate with Welsh ir, yr + afon.

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