Irving

Meanings

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:
4. A township and village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
5. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Iowa, named after Washington Irving.
6. A township in Barry County, Michigan.
7. A neighbourhood of Duluth, Minnesota.
8. A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
9. A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
10. A city in Dallas County, Texas, possibly named after Washington Irving.
11. A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.

Etymology

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