Where does “Irvine” come from?

Irvine (English) comes from Welsh ir, from Proto-Brythonic ir — fresh, new.

Irvine (English): A river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine

Definitions

  1. A river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine

Ancestry of “Irvine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshirraw, unprocessed; fresh, succulent
2Proto-Brythonicirfresh, new

Words derived from “Irvine”

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