Name
Irving
Meaning
Irving is a masculine name of Scottish origin meaning “green water, fresh water”.
Irving comes from a Scottish place and surname tied to the River Irvine, whose Celtic name is usually interpreted as green or fresh water. Songwriter Irving Berlin, born Israel Beilin, helped establish it as a given name among Jewish American families in the early twentieth century.
Common in early 1900s America; uncommon today.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #980 in 2005 · peak #522 in 1988
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
At a glance
- Origin
- Scottish
- Gender
- Masculine
- Pronounced
- /UR-ving/
- Themes
- Water
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Questions
Irving is a masculine name of Scottish origin meaning “green water, fresh water”. Irving comes from a Scottish place and surname tied to the River Irvine, whose Celtic name is usually interpreted as green or fresh water.
Irving is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. Common in early 1900s America; uncommon today.
The name Irving comes from Scottish. Irving comes from a Scottish place and surname tied to the River Irvine, whose Celtic name is usually interpreted as green or fresh water. Songwriter Irving Berlin, born Israel Beilin, helped establish it as a given name among Jewish American families in the early twentieth century.
Irving is pronounced UR-ving.
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