Dictionary

Irwin en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɝwɪn/ (US)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A Scottish or Irish surname originating as a patronymic.
2. (countable, uncountable) A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Merced County, California.
4. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Bonneville County, Idaho.
5. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A village in Kankakee County, Illinois.
6. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A minor city in Shelby County, Iowa.
7. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Cherry County, Nebraska.
8. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Union Township, Union County, Ohio.
9. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
10. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A township in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
11. (countable, uncountable) A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Lancaster County, South Carolina.
12. (countable, uncountable) A local government area, the Shire of Irwin, in the Mid West region, Western Australia.

Forms

Deriveds

Irwinton · Irwin County

Relateds

Alwin · Alvin · Darwin · Godwin · Goldwyn · Oswin · Edwin · Baldwin