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Irwin

US/ˈɝwɪn/

Irwin proper noun: a Scottish or Irish surname originating as a patronymic.

irwin: a Scottish or Irish surname originating as a patronymic
Image: Irving Rusinow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Proper noun

Irwin (countable and uncountable, plural Irwins)

  1. A Scottish or Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  3. An unincorporated community in Merced County, California.
  4. A minor city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
  5. A village in Kankakee County, Illinois.
  6. A minor city in Shelby County, Iowa.
  7. An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
  8. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Union County, Ohio.
  9. A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
  10. A township in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
  11. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
  12. A local government area, the Shire of Irwin, in the Mid West region, Western Australia.

Forms of Irwin

pluralIrwins

Origin of Irwin

From a medieval given name Erwin, from Eoforwine, from Old English eofor (“boar”) + wine (“friend”), the latter of which is from Proto-West Germanic *wini.

Words formed from Irwin

Phrases with Irwin

Questions about Irwin

What does Irwin mean?
Irwin means a Scottish or Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
What part of speech is Irwin?
Irwin is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Irwin?
Irwin is pronounced /ˈɝwɪn/ (US).

Words near Irwin in the dictionary

  1. Irvingite
  2. Irvingites
  3. Irvington
  4. Irvingtonian
  5. Irwell
  6. Irwin
  7. Irwin County
  8. Irwindale
  9. Irwins
  10. Irwinton
  11. Irymple

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