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Irving
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English
Etymology
Variant of the Scottish habitational surname en Irvine, probably from a en cel - word cognate with cy ir, cy yr fresh + cy afon river.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɜː.vɪŋ/ RP
en /ˈɝ.vɪŋ/ GA,CA
en ɜː(ɹ)vɪŋ 2
Proper noun
en Scottish Gaelic.
en male surnames often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
en number of places c/USA:
en twp/and/village co/Montgomery County s/Illinois.
en ucomm co/Benton County s/Iowa, named after Washington Irving.
en twp co/Barry County s/Michigan.
en neighbourhood city/Duluth s/Minnesota.
en twp co/Kandiyohi County s/Minnesota.
en hamlet co/Chautauqua County s/New York.
en city co/Dallas County s/Texas, possibly named after Washington Irving. TopoZone: Irving, Texas
en town co/Jackson County s/Wisconsin.
Derived terms
en Irvingesque Irvingian Irvingiana Irvingism Irvingite Irvington
References
Anagrams
en giinrv Girvin Virgin Virnig riving virgin viring