I think of
Irving Thalberg (sp?), Hollywood producer who died too young. He was married to
Norma Shearer (sp?).
Sad.
The second thing I think of is
Washington Irving. I visited his house (Sunnyside) in Tarrytown, NY (although I think the name of the town has been changed to Irvington). I highly recommend going there if you're in the neighborhood. They've preserved the homestead wonderfully.
So I have very positive associations with the name. (It kind of reminds me of
Stirling Castle too.)
Irving Theodore is a great combo. Very natural together. Others you might like:
Irving RobertIrving AlistairIrving ThomasIrving RoderickIrving Hawthorne (too American lit?)
Irving Makepeace
Irving Ivanhoe
Irving Alhambra (extra points to anyone who gets this reference)
Irving MatthiasIrving LawrenceIrving NoelIrving ThaddeusIrving ScottIrving NicholasIrving AlaricIrving ImmanuelIrving IsidoreIrving Tobias
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