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Irving

//ˈɜː.vɪŋ// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
  2. 2
    A male given name transferred from the surname, often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
  3. 3
    A number of places in the United States:; A township and village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
  4. 4
    A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Benton County, Iowa, named after Washington Irving.
  5. 5
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Barry County, Michigan.
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  1. 6
    A number of places in the United States:; A neighbourhood of Duluth, Minnesota.
  2. 7
    A number of places in the United States:; A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
  3. 8
    A number of places in the United States:; A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
  4. 9
    A number of places in the United States:; A city in Dallas County, Texas, possibly named after Washington Irving.
  5. 10
    A number of places in the United States:; 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”).

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