Irving

American  

[ur-ving] / ˈɜr vɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir Henry John Henry Brodribb, 1838–1905, English actor.

2. John, born 1942, U.S.-Canadian novelist, born in the United States.

3. Washington, 1783–1859, U.S. essayist, story writer, and historian.

4. a city in northeastern Texas, near Dallas.

5. a male given name.

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Irving British  

/ ˈɜːvɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir Henry. real name John Henry Brodribb. 1838–1905, English actor and manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London (1878–1902)

2. Washington. 1783–1859, US essayist and short-story writer, noted for The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon (1820), which contains the stories Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

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Example Sentences

The first vocal recording, made in April by Irving Kaufman, was notable for two reasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

But in August 2013, a group of researchers, led by Irving Weissman of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University, published a paper questioning the legitimacy of Ratajczak’s claim.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Bournemouth's Ryan Christie and Sparta Prague's Andy Irving are the other central midfielders who started on the bench against Japan, with only Christie getting game time.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

The store opened Feb. 13 with an event attended by Dallas Mavericks players Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson, both former Nike athletes who have signed endorsement deals with Anta.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Somehow the message had gone out to all the teachers that the last two weeks of school were the last opportunity to bury the students of Washington Irving Junior High in work.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt