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What does Irving mean?
Irving 
▼ as a boys' name is pronounced ER-vin. It is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Irving is "green, fresh water". A Scottish surname probably derived from a Celtic river name from Welsh ir, yr afon. Used as given name since the mid-19th century. Composer Irving Berlin; author Irving Stone.
ENDS WITH -ing
ASSOCIATED WITH gaelic, water, scottish, surname, river, 19th century, stone (rock)
Variations
VARIANTS Earvin, Erv, Ervin▼, Irv, Irven, Irvin▼, Irvine, Irvyn
SEE ALSO Erving
FEMININE FORM Irvette
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Irving Jesse (I.J.), ..
How popular is Irving?
Irving is a very popular first name for men (#407 out of 1220, Top 33%) and also a very popular surname for all people (#2372 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Irving reached its peak rank of #106 in the U.S. in the 1910s, and is currently at #1412. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent alternative forms of Irving (#1412 VIA LATEST LIST) are Earvin, Ervin (#1624), Erving, Irven, Irvin (#1379) and Irvine. Usage of these relations of Irving was well-received a century ago (ADOPTION OF 0.3%) and has become significantly lower since, with versions such as Irvin becoming less trendy.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Arvin, Arvind, Bing, Carling, Darring, Erling, Ervine, Ewing, Goring, Harding, Iain, Ing, Irwin▼, Irwinn (see Irwin), Irwyn, Ivan▲, Ivann, Ivano, Iven, Ivon, King▲, Loring, Lorring, Orvin, Ring and Waring. These names tend to be less commonly used than Irving.
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