English
Irvine
Irvine comes from English yr ‘green, fresh’.
- English1500–presentyr‘green, fresh’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Irvine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentyr‘green, fresh’
- Englishearliest quotation 2025Irvine
Earliest quotation: 2025, Jordan Valinsky, KFC is leaving Kentucky: “The relocation is part of Yum’s broader plans to…”
Every English word from English yr
Today it means
name A river in Ayrshire, Scotland, which flows into the Firth of Clyde near the town of Irvine.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English yr / Irvine