# Irving

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɜː.vɪŋ/ · frequency rank #11,055

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname, often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
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## Etymology
Variant of the Scottish habitational surname Irvine, probably from a Celtic word cognate with Welsh ir, yr (“fresh”) + afon (“river”).

## Easily confused with
- **Irwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irving-vs-irwin)
- **icing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/icing-vs-irving)
- **Irina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irina-vs-irving)
- **Irvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irvin-vs-irving)
- **inning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inning-vs-irving)
- **Irvine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/irvine-vs-irving)
- **idling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/idling-vs-irving)
- **inking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inking-vs-irving)
- **ironing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ironing-vs-irving)

## Common misspellings (9)
`irivng`, `irrving`, `irvign`, `irvingg`, `irvinng`, `irvnig`, `irvving`, `ivring`, `riving`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/irving