Irwin

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɝwɪn/

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. A number of places in the United States:
    1. An unincorporated community in Merced County, California.
    2. A minor city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
    3. A village in Kankakee County, Illinois.
    4. A minor city in Shelby County, Iowa.
    5. An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
    6. An unincorporated community in Union Township, Union County, Ohio.
    7. A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
    8. A township in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
    9. A census-designated place in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
  4. A local government area, the Shire of Irwin, in the Mid West region, Western Australia.

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