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irving
/ˈɝ.vɪŋ/
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What does irving mean?
proper noun
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A male given name transferred from the surname, often used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
- A township and village in Montgomery County, Illinois.
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proper noun
- An unincorporated community in Benton County, Iowa, named after Washington Irving.
- A township in Barry County, Michigan.
- A neighbourhood of Duluth, Minnesota.
- A township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota.
- A hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York.
- A city in Dallas County, Texas, possibly named after Washington Irving.
- A town in Jackson County, Wisconsin.
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Washington Irving was a close friend, too, and first crossed the Atlantic on an Astor pass.
“So this is my little son’s ‘beautiful teacher,’ of whom I have heard so much,” said Mr. Irving with a hearty handshake.
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It is probable that Lieutenant Irving was the officer in charge of this return party, and that he died after reaching the camp.
The ships were provided with a simple and excellent apparatus for distilling fresh from salt water, the invention of Dr. Irving, who accompanied the expedition.
By the light of many camp-fires he had pondered upon Prescott’s histories, and the works of Washington Irving, which he bought at a high price from a book-agent.