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Irvine

/ˈɜɹvɪn/ · name

Meaning

  1. A river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine.
  2. A city, the county seat of Estill County, Kentucky.
  3. A city in Orange County, California.
  4. A place in the United States:
  5. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
  6. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  7. A town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3238).
  8. A township in Benson County, North Dakota.

Etymology / origin

Probably from Celtic words cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“green, fresh”) + afon (“water”).

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