Irving

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Irving

/ˈɜː.vɪŋ/ UK
/ˈɝ.vɪŋ/ Canada, US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

proper noun

A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
A male given name transferred from the surname, often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
A township and village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
An unincorporated community in Benton County, Iowa, named after Washington Irving.
A township in Barry County, Michigan.
A neighbourhood of Duluth, Minnesota.
A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
A city in Dallas County, Texas, possibly named after Washington Irving.
A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: irwin, owen, erwin, ervin, crouse, irvine, irish, ogilvie, mcilwrick, ireland, birney, kilgannon, mcgilvray, kilgore, mcivor, girven

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MLA

"Irving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/irving. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Irving. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/irving

Chicago

"Irving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/irving.

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@misc{irving_2026,
  title = {Irving},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/irving},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}