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[ 2 syll. e-rin, er-in ] The girl name Erin is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced EHRIHN †. Erin is of Celtic origin. It is used mainly in English and Irish. The meaning of Erin is 'Irish woman'. Derived from the word Éire with the meaning 'Ireland'. The name is Anglicized from Eireann, which is from Éire, the traditional Gaelic name for Ireland. The name Erin itself has been used as a poetic name for Ireland in many poems and songs, and it thus evokes a sentimental appeal among people of Irish roots. The given name was first used by English speakers in the 19th century. It initially appeared in the USA, and then it spread to Canada, Australia, and England via Irish migrants. It has been increasingly adopted by people with no Irish associations. Erin is a widely used name; it has 29 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Arin, Eireann (used in Irish as well), Erena (used in Maori as well), Erene, Eri, Erina, Erinna, Erinne, and Kerin. Other English forms include the spelling variants Aerynne, Aren, Erinn, Eryn (used in Irish as well), and Erynn. Forms used in foreign languages include the name Aeran, the name Airin, the name Earin, the name Eire, the name Eirin, the name Eirinn, the name Eiryn, the name Eran, the name Eren, the Greek Ereni, the name Erian, the name Erine, the name Errin, and the name Erynne. The spelling variant Arinne (Gaelic) is another foreign form. See also the related form, the name Aerin. Erin is popular as a baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1980s. At the peak of its usage in 1983, 0.829% of baby girls were named Erin. It was #18 in rank then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2009, it ranked at #194 with a usage of only 0.083%, but it was nevertheless the most widely used out of all girl names in its family. Erin has in the last century been primarily given to girls. In 1996, 46 times more girls than boys were given the name Erin. Baby names that sound like Erin include the English Erinn, the English Erinne, the name Errin, the English and Irish Eryn, the name Airin, the English Eiren, the English and Greek Eirene, the name Eran, the name Eren, the name Erine, the English and German Erma, the German Ermin, the English Ermine, the English, German, Scandinavian, and Spanish Erna, the name Aeran, the Welsh Aeron, the Welsh Aeronwen, the Welsh Aeronwy, the English Aireen, and the Tamil Aram. A famous person named Erin is Singer Erin McKeown, born 15 October 1977, Boston, Massachusetts.
† Pronunciation for Erin: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
