Comments for the name Irving

Irving Penn is a famous photographer.

John Irving, best-seller author was born as John Wallace Blunt, Jr in 1942 but had his name changed to to John Winslow Irving when he was adopted by his stepfather at the age of 6.

Washington Irving was the famous writer who penned such stories as "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."

I like the name Irving. It's classic, has a good meaning (I've read that it means "handsome"), and simple. I'm going to name my son Irving.

I love this name for a boy, it sounds really cool. But also when I think of Irving I think of "Irving Baby" because of the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's, and that was a girl.

The real name of Avi (a popular children and young adult author) is Edward Irving Wortis.

Irving once was a very popular name among American Jews. However, it is rarely used today. I personally don't like this name.

The surname Irving derives from a place in Scotland meaning "green water."

Irving Stone (1903-1989) was an American writer who's known mostly for writing novels based on the lives of famous historical figures.

Irving Berlin was an American composer and lyricist.