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ˈɛr ɪnerin

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Erinnoun

    an early name of Ireland that is now used in poetry

Wiktionary

  1. Erinnoun

    Ireland; anglicisation of Éireann

  2. Erinnoun

    (also sometimes a male name).

Wikipedia

  1. Erin

    Erin is a Hiberno-English word for Ireland originating from the Irish word "Éirinn". "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as "go hÉirinn" "to Ireland", "in Éirinn" "in Ireland", "ó Éirinn" "from Ireland". The dative has replaced the nominative in a few regional Irish dialects (particularly Galway-Connemara and Waterford). Poets and nineteenth-century Irish nationalists used Erin in English as a romantic name for Ireland. Often, "Erin's Isle" was used. In this context, along with Hibernia, Erin is the name given to the female personification of Ireland, but the name was rarely used as a given name, probably because no saints, queens, or literary figures were ever called Erin.According to Irish mythology and folklore, the name was originally given to the island by the Milesians after the goddess Ériu. The phrase Erin go bragh ("Éire go brách" in standard orthography, dative "in Éirinn go brách" "in Ireland forever"), a slogan associated with the United Irishmen Rebellion of 1798, is often translated as "Ireland forever".

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  1. erin

    Erin is a female given name of Gaelic origin, primarily used in English-speaking countries. It is derived from the Irish word "Éirinn", which is the dative case of "Éire", meaning "Ireland". Erin is often associated with beauty and strength. The name became popular in the 20th century, particularly in the U.S. Additionally, Erin is often used symbolically or poetically to refer to the country of Ireland.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Erinnoun

    an early, and now a poetic, name of Ireland

  2. Etymology: [Ir. Cf. Aryan.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Erin

    the ancient Celtic name of Ireland, used still in poetry.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. ERIN

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Erin is ranked #88336 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Erin surname appeared 210 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Erin.

    72.3% or 152 total occurrences were White.
    14.2% or 30 total occurrences were Black.
    10% or 21 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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  1. in re

  2. rein

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of erin in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of erin in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of erin in a Sentence

  1. Ron Klain:

    It's not just vaccines, also, in some states, Erin Burnett, the problem is a lack of people to give shots. We're working on surging that capacity. In some states there aren't enough places. We've announced the creation of federal vaccination centers. So we need more vaccine, we need more vaccinations, we need more places to give the vaccinations. We are working on all three of those things.

  2. Alison Ettel:

    To the child, I am so sorry that you're even dealing with this, i would never want to crush anyone's entrepreneurial spirit. ... I'd like to say I'm sorry to the mother in how I actually interacted with Erin Austin, because I know I escalated it, too.

  3. Jenni Byrne:

    We will know on Tuesday morning whether the Erin O’Toole version of the Conservative Party is connecting with voters, but if there is any truth to the polls, it’s something that I don’t think is connecting in numbers that we have connected with in the past, including in the last election.

  4. Adam Paoli:

    That competitive spirit does n’t die in Erin Sinclair.

  5. Chloe Atkins:

    Chloe Atkins and Erin Flynn are out celebrating.

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