Irving may refer to:

People

Irving (name) Irving is an originally Scottish surname, a variant of the name Irvine, which is derived from the eponymous River Irvine in Dumfriesshire. Irving is also used as a male given name. Notable people with the name include: Surname * Amy Irving (born ...

, including a list of people with the name

Fictional characters

* Irving, the main character's love interest in Cathy (comic strip) *

Lloyd Irving is an action role-playing game released for the Nintendo GameCube on August 29, 2003, in Japan. It was published by Namco and is the fifth core product of the ''Tales'' series. The game was localized and released in North America on July 13 ...

, the main protagonist in the ''Tales of Symphonia'' video game

Places

Canada

Irving Nature Park The Irving Nature Park is a free park in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada, close to the nearby urban centre, only minutes away from the uptown area. This environmental retreat was developed with the intention of protecting the environment. It enco ...

, a park in Saint John, N.B.

United States

*Irving, California, former name of Irvington, California * Irving, Illinois *

Irving, Iowa Irving is an unincorporated community in Benton County, in the U.S. state of Iowa. History The community was named in the 1850s for author Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story ...

Irving (Duluth) The Irving neighborhood is located within the West Duluth district of Duluth, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the List of U.S. states a ...

, Minnesota *

Irving, New York Irving is a hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is located near the eastern town line and the eastern county line in the town of Hanover. U.S. Route 20 and New York State Route 5 pass through the hamlet, which is next to Catt ...

Irving, Texas Irving is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in Dallas County, it is also an inner ring suburb of Dallas. The city of Irving is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. According to a 2019 estimate from the United States Census Bur ...

Irving, Wisconsin Irving is a town in Jackson County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 602 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Irving is located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total a ...

, a town **

Irving (community), Wisconsin Irving is an unincorporated community in the town of Irving, Jackson County, Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is b ...

, an unincorporated community *

Irving Park, Chicago Irving Park is one of 77 officially designated Chicago community areas located on the Northwest Side. It is bounded by the Chicago River on the east, the Milwaukee Road railroad tracks on the west, Addison Street on the south and Montrose Aven ...

, Illinois *

Irving Township, Montgomery County, Illinois Irving Township (T9N R3W) is located in Montgomery County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater ...

* Irving Township, Michigan *

Irving Township, Minnesota Irving Township is a township in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 787 at the 2000 census. Irving Township was organized in 1868. According to Warren Upham, the township was probably named for Washington Irving, an A ...

Lake Irving Lake Irving is a lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, in the United States. Lake Irving was named for Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American short-story writer, essayist, biographer, histor ...

, a lake in Minnesota

Companies

Irving Group of Companies The Irving Group of Companies is an informal name given to those companies owned and controlled by the descendants of Canadian industrialist K.C. Irving, namely his children J.K. (b. 1928), Arthur (b. 1930), and Jack (1932–2010) and their res ...

, Canadian conglomerate based in Saint John, New Brunswick, controlled by the Irving family, including: **

J. D. Irving J.D. Irving Limited (JDI) is a privately owned conglomerate company headquartered in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. It is a subsidiary of the parent company, Irving Group of Companies, along with Irving Oil Refinery, Canaport, Irving T ...

, a conglomerate with holdings in forestry, pulp and paper, tissue, newsprint, building supplies, frozen food, transportation, shipping lines, and ship building, including ***

Irving Tissue Irving Tissue Company Limited is a tissue products producing company, owned by J.D. Irving Limited.http://www.irvingtissue.ca/About.aspx?id=220&LangType=1033 About Irving Tissue It has manufacturing locations in both Canada and the United State ...

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Irving Shipbuilding Irving Shipbuilding Inc. is a Canadian shipbuilder and in-service support provider. The company owns industrial fabricators Woodside Industries in Dartmouth, Marine Fabricators in Dartmouth, Halifax Shipyard as the largest facility and company h ...

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Irving Equipment Irving Equipment, a division of J. D. Irving, J.D. Irving, Limited, can trace its roots back to 1958. The division was created to support various construction industries in the Saint John, New Brunswick, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada area incl ...

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Irving Oil Irving Oil Ltd. is a Canadian gasoline, oil, and natural gas producing and exporting company. Considered part of the Irving Group of Companies, it was founded by entrepreneur K.C. Irving, Kenneth "K.C." Irving and is privately owned by his son, A ...

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Irving Oil Refinery The Irving Oil Refinery is a Canadian oil refinery located in Saint John, New Brunswick. It is currently the largest oil refinery in Canada, capable of producing more than of refined products per day. Over 80 per cent of the production is exported ...

Irving Trust Irving Trust was an American Commercial bank headquartered in New York City that operated between 1851 and 1988 when it was acquired by Bank of New York. From 1965 the bank was the principal subsidiary of the Irving Bank Corporation. Between 191 ...

, formerly a large New York bank, merged into Bank of New York in 1988 *

Irving (talent agency) is a Japanese talent agency and advertising agency headquartered in Uchi-Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was found in 1997 under Aoyama Mainland, a real estate development group, and focuses on talent management for actors, Japanese idols, fashion m ...

talent agency Talent has two principal meanings: * Talent (measurement), an ancient unit of mass and value * Talent (skill), a group of aptitudes useful for some activities; talents may refer to aptitudes themselves or to possessors of those talents Talent ma ...

based in

Tokyo Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...

, Japan

Other uses

Irving (band) Irving is an American indie rock band. It was founded by Alex Church, later of Sea Wolf, Brian Canning and Steven Scott in 1998, after playing together for the first time at an arts festival. Soon after, they added keyboardist Shana Levy and Br ...

, an American indie rock band * "Irving", World War II Allied code-name for the Japanese

Nakajima J1N The is a twin-engine aircraft used by the Japanese Imperial Navy during World War II and was used for reconnaissance, night fighter, and ''kamikaze'' missions. The first flight took place in May 1941. It was given the Allied reporting name "Irvin ...

aircraft *

Operation Irving Operation Thayer (13 September 1966 – 1 October 1966), Operation Irving (2 October 1966 – 24 October 1966) and Operation Thayer II (24 October 1966 – 11 February 1967) were related operations with the objective of eliminating People's Army ...

, a military operation that took place in Vietnam in October 1966 * "Irving", designation for

Gekko ''Gekko'' is a genus of Southeast Asian geckos, commonly known as true geckos or calling geckos, in the family Gekkonidae. Although species such as '' Gekko gecko'' (tokay gecko) are very widespread and common, some species in the same genus ha ...

in the video game ''Metal Gear Solid 4'' * Irving, a magic sword belonging to Joe the Barbarian in

Jack Chalker Jack Laurence Chalker (December 17, 1944 – February 11, 2005) was an American science fiction author. Chalker was also a Baltimore City Schools history teacher in Maryland for 12 years, retiring during 1978 to write full-time. He also was a me ...

's ''Dancing Gods'' series of fantasy novels *"Irving (Jaggered Sixteenths)", the B-side instrumental jazz tune accompanying

The Crystals The Crystals are an American vocal group that originated in New York City. Considered one of the defining acts of the girl group era in the first half of the 1960s, their 1961–1964 chart hits – including " There's No Other (Like My Baby)" ...

' 1964 A-side hit "All Grown Up"