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irvine

/ˈɝvaɪn/

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What does irvine mean?

proper noun

  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.
More meanings (7)

proper noun

  1. A city in Orange County, California.
  2. An unincorporated community in Marion County, Florida.
  3. A city, the county seat of Estill County, Kentucky.
  4. A township in Benson County, North Dakota.
  5. An unincorporated community in Converse County, Wyoming.
  6. A surname from Scottish Gaelic derived from the place name.
  7. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈɝvaɪn/

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Yet the strangest part of the whole matter was perhaps this, that Irvine was as beautiful as a statue.
Robert Louis StevensonThe Silverado SquattersProject Gutenberg ebook #516
Eighty of his brigade were detached under Col. Irvine to Rafting Creek, in order to cut off supplies from Camden.
William Gilmore SimmsThe Life of Francis MarionProject Gutenberg ebook #843
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Cryer killed Irvine, by whose orders he had received five hundred lashes some time before, for attempting to take away his horse from Georgetown.
William Dobein JamesA Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion and a History of His BrigadeProject Gutenberg ebook #923
I was set to study Latin under Mr. Irvine.
James NasmythJames Nasmyth, Engineer: An AutobiographyProject Gutenberg ebook #476
It was while working at the Irvine Works that he first became acquainted with his future wife, Marion Smith, the daughter of a Renfrewshire bleacher, a woman remarkable through life for her clever, managing, and industrious habits.
Samuel SmilesIndustrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool MakersProject Gutenberg ebook #404