Erin
[ˈɛrɪn]Meaning
anglicized form of Éirinn, the Irish word for Ireland
Background Story
Erin is the anglicized form of Éirinn, the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland, Éire. It was initially used by people of Irish heritage in America, Canada and Australia, and was rare until the mid-1950s. Poets and nineteenth-century Irish nationalists used Erin in English as a romantic name for Ireland, and in that context it names the female personification of Ireland, alongside Hibernia.
Variations
Eryn, Erynne
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