# Irvin

Irvin is a male given name of Indo-European origin. In Old Gaelic, the meaning of the name is "freshwater" or "friend of the sea." It can also be used as a variant of Ervin, the Eastern European version of the German name Erwin, which means "friend of the army."
In the Middle East, Arvin (آروین) is the Persian variant of the name, meaning "tested and experienced." Meanwhile, Arfin (عرفين) (earfayn) is the Arabic variant, meaning "trusty." In Arabic, the letter v is absent and is substituted with f.
In the Balkans, particularly in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Croatia, the name is used as an alternative to Ervin, the more popular variant in the region, with Irvin being a modern variation of the name. Among the former Yugoslav countries, the name may have been derived from the word irvas, meaning reindeer in Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian. It is used as a male given name in the region, but these countries also have a female equivalent: Irvina (for example, Irvina Bajramović).
The name originated in Europe, but it is also found in Asia, North America, and South America. It is especially popular in Indonesia, where both the male version (Irvin) and the female version (Irvina) are used.

## Given name

* Irvin Alberti (born 1983), Dominican actor and humorist
* Irvin Anneix (born 1990), French video artist
* Irvin Baumgart (born 2002), German footballer
* Irvin Bertrand (born 2000), French table tennis player
* Irvin J. Borowsky (1924–2014), American publisher
* Irvin Buhlalu (born 1974), South African boxer
* Irvin Cardona (born 1997), French footballer
* Irvin Charles (born 1997), American football player
* Irvin Cobb (1876–1944), American author
* Irvin Dorfman (1924–2006), American tennis player
* Irvin Duguid (born 1969), Scottish musician
* Irvin Feld (1918–1984), American impresario
* Irvin Flores (1924–1994), Puerto Rican political activist and nationalist
* Irvin Gernon (born 1962), English footballer
* Irvin Herrera (born 1991), Salvadoran footballer
* Irvin Hušić (born 1982), Bosnian racing cyclist
* Irvin Jim (born 1968), South African trade union leader
* Irvin Kershner (1923–2010), American film director
* Irvin Khoza (born 1948), South African sports administrator
* Irvin "Zabo" Koszewski (1922-2009), American bodybuilder of Polish descent
* Irvin Latić (born 2002), Luxembourgish footballer of Bosnian descent
* Irvin Lukežić (born 1961), Croatian author
* Irvin Masličić (born 1981), Montenegrin artist
* Irvin Mayfield (born 1977), American jazz musician
* Irvin McDowell (1818–1885), American soldier
* Irvin Mhlambi (born 1984), South African footballer
* Irvin Morris (born 1958), Navajo Nation author and professor
* Irvin Muçaj (born 1978), Albanian screenwriter and filmmaker, son of Ibrahim Muçaj
* Irvin Mujčić (born 1987), Bosnian human rights activist and survivor of the Srebrenica genocide
* Irvin Museng (born 1991), Indonesian footballer
* Irvin Reyna (born 1987), Honduran footballer
* İrvin Cemil Schick (born 1955), Turkish cultural historian of Islam with a focus on the early modern Ottoman Empire
* Irvin Servold (born 1932), Canadian former Nordic combined and cross-country skier
* Irvin Studin (born 1976), Italian-Canadian academic and former footballer
* Irvin Tahmaz (born 1976), Bosnian long jumper
* Irvin Ternström (1909–1975), Swedish sprinter
* Irvin Thompson (1893–1934), American outlaw
* Irvin Valdez (born 1991), Salvadoran footballer
* Irvin Venyš (born 1981), Czech clarinetist
* Irvin Warrican (1965–2022), Vincentian cricketer
* Irvin Willat (1890–1976), American film director
* Irvin Yalom (born 1931), American existential psychiatrist and author
* Irvin Yeaworth (1926–2004), German film director

## Surname

* Britt Irvin (born 1984), Canadian actress
* Bruce Irvin (born 1987), American football player
* Cole Irvin (born 1994), American baseball player
* David Irvin (1794–1872), Justice of the Wisconsin Territorial Supreme Court
* Dick Irvin (1892–1957), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Edward A. Irvin (1838–1908), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Fanny M. Irvin (1854–1929), American suffragist
* James Irvin (1800–1862), American politician
* James Irvin (born 1978), New Zealand mixed martial artist
* John Irvin (born 1940), British film director
* Leroy Irvin (born 1957), American football player
* Leslie Irvin (1895–1966), American parachutist
* Marvin Irvin (born 1949), American serial killer
* Michael Irvin (born 1966), American sports commentator
* Monte Irvin (1919–2016), American baseball player and Hall of Fame inductee
* Rea Irvin (1881–1972), American graphic artist
* Sam Irvin (born 1956), American director and producer
* Tex Irvin (1906–1978), American football player
* Tommy Irvin (1929-2017), American politician
* William W. Irvin (1779–1842), Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio