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Irving?

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ZiderDrinker · 04/01/2011 20:45

Any opinions? Or any similar old and recogniseable but unusual names ...

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AnnOnimous · 04/01/2011 21:08

I prefer Irvine, to Irving.

What about Stirling?

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Janoschi · 04/01/2011 22:17

I love it.

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hormonalmum · 04/01/2011 22:19

I love this - was my grandfathers name. Sadly I never met him.

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BuntyPenfold · 04/01/2011 22:25

love it

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usualsuspect · 04/01/2011 22:28

awful

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coco2901 · 04/01/2011 22:42

Dislike Irving but LOVE Irvine, its my nephewsname and really suits him

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ZiderDrinker · 04/01/2011 22:45

I've never heard of Irvine, is it pronounced roughly the same?

Stirling I thought is a bit modern, am I wrong?

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LetThereBeRock · 04/01/2011 22:53

Irving is awful.Stirling is much nicer.

And Stirling Moss was born in 1929,and an American screenwriter and producer also called Stirling,was born in 1918,so I wouldn't say it was particuarly modern.

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meandjoe · 04/01/2011 23:10

Irving???! Sounds like name of a serial killer.

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coco2901 · 04/01/2011 23:11

Stirling is also a pretty crap city in Scotland...

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ZiderDrinker · 04/01/2011 23:25

TBH, I thought everyone would hate it - surprised by the positive comments so far. The only Irvings I can think of are Irving Berlin and Washington Irving (ok, I know, its a surname). I think Stirling/Sterling would lead to some wry remarks, as DH is reknowned for his parsimony (for which read he's really tight) Grin

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Nightstar · 05/01/2011 00:28

I immediately thought of Irvine Welsh (who wrote Trainspotting amoungst other things)

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gerontius · 05/01/2011 00:44

Terrible.

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KickArseQueen · 05/01/2011 00:46

As a middle name???? Steve as the 1st??? Grin

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ZiderDrinker · 05/01/2011 01:29

That's Irwin, silly. Wink

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ZiderDrinker · 05/01/2011 01:30

I had to google that before I knew what you meant though. Blush

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tummytickler · 05/01/2011 07:23

dh loves this name, but for me, it does not trip off the tongue nicely.
Undecided Grin

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ZiderDrinker · 05/01/2011 23:22

I know what you mean with the tripping off the tongue - it's not a very childish name, IYKWIM. Not sure what the other DCs would call him as a nickname - Irvie maybe?

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KickArseQueen · 06/01/2011 00:46

Yes I know, but its the 1st thing that came to mind Wink

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