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    Irving

    UR-ving

    Scottish/Welsh
    Boy
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Green water; Fresh water friend
    Origin
    Scottish/Welsh
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Irving does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Green water; Fresh water friend", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Irving.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    1910s (0.16% of births), currently falling
    Spiritual meaning
    Irving is the river of life — clear as crystal, proceeding from God's throne, everything living wherever it flows.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Revelation 22:1

      "And he shewed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb."

    • Ezekiel 47:9

      "Every thing shall live whither the river cometh."

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