Irvine Tartan Heavyweight 16ozThe name itself "Irvine" can be described as the result of an Old English personal name. Irvine is in Gaelic is ir afon , which means green water. However, the source to the surname's name was local, from Irving the parish of Irving, which was once located in Dumfriesshire (though families from this region prefer spelling of 'Irvine'). There is a parish in Ayrshire with the same name. It is likely to have produced families from Irvine. The popular