What does Irwin mean?
How do we pronounce Irwin?
Irwin \i-rwi(n), ir-w-in\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.
The baby boy name Irwin is pronounced as -ERWihN 1.
1 Pronunciation for Irwin: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; W as in "we (W.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"
What is the origin of Irwin?
Irwin is used predominantly in English, and its origin is Germanic, Celtic, and Old English. From Old English roots, its meaning is boar friend. From the elements 'eofor' boar ; 'wine' friend. The name is derived from the surname, which is itself from Eoforwine (Old English), a cognate of Erwin. It has been used by English speakers since the mid-19th century. Irwin is a spelling variant of the name short names for Erwin (Czech, Dutch, English, and German) in the English language. Irwin is also a variant of the name Irving meaning (English and Scottish) in the English language. Irwin has 12 variants that are used in both English and other languages. English variants consist of Irvin name, Irwen name, meaning of Irwenn, Irwenne meaning of name, nicknames for Irwine, Irwing meaning, Irwinn name, Irwinne meaning and origin, Irwyn name, and Irwynne meaning and origin. Another English form is the spelling variant Erwin name variations (used in Czech, Dutch and German as well). A variant of Irwin used in other languages is Herwin name variations (Dutch).
A famous person named Irwin is Playwright Irwin Shaw, born Irwin Gilbert Shamforoff, February 27 1913 - May 16 1984, South Bronx, New York City, New York.
List of baby names Irwin:
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The baby name Irwin fun facts:
The name Irwin in reverse order is "Niwri".
The numerological value of the name Irwin is number 1, which means initiating action, pioneering, leading, independent, attaining, individual.
How popular is Irwin?
Irwin is not in the top boy names in USA.