Associations to the word «Irving»

Wiktionary

IRVING, proper noun. A surname​.
IRVING, proper noun. A male given name transferred from the surname. Used by English-speaking Jews to anglicize Israel.
IRVING, proper noun. A city in Illinois
IRVING, proper noun. A city in Texas
IRVING, proper noun. A town in Wisconsin

Dictionary definition

IRVING, noun. United States writer remembered for his stories (1783-1859).
IRVING, noun. United States writer of darkly humorous novels (born in 1942).

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.