Irvine and the Irvine Company are both named for the Irvine Ranch and James Irvine who developed the property after donating a chunk to the University of Califo

Irvine and the Irvine Company are both named for the Irvine Ranch and James Irvine who developed the property after donating a chunk to the University of California. A fun fact is that the University of California, Irvine, was named that six years before the city was incorporated.