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Irvine

/ˈɜɹvɪn/

Irvine proper noun: a river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine.

Proper noun

Irvine (countable and uncountable, plural Irvines)

  1. A river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine.
  2. A town in North Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS3238).
  3. A hamlet in Alberta, Canada.
  4. A city in Orange County, California.
    • The relocation is part of Yum’s broader plans to have just two US headquarters for its restaurants, which also includes Irvine, California-based Taco Bell and Habit Burger. Combining KFC’s offices with Pizza Hut in Plano will “foster greater collaboration among brands and employees,” the company...2025 February 19, Jordan Valinsky, “KFC is leaving Kentucky”, in CNN Business
  5. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
  6. A city, the county seat of Estill County, Kentucky.
  7. A township in Benson County, North Dakota.
  8. An unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming.
  9. A surname from Scottish Gaelic derived from the place name.
  10. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Forms of Irvine

pluralIrvines

Origin of Irvine

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

Words formed from Irvine

Questions about Irvine

What does Irvine mean?
Irvine means a river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine.
What part of speech is Irvine?
Irvine is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Irvine?
Irvine is pronounced /ˈɜɹvɪn/.

Words near Irvine in the dictionary

  1. Iruthayaraj
  2. Irv
  3. Irve
  4. Irven
  5. Irvin
  6. Irvine
  7. Irvine-Gass syndrome
  8. Irvines
  9. Irvinestown
  10. Irving
  11. Irving the Explainer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Irvine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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