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Hi. My name is Erin. I am trying to learn more about the history of this name for a class assignment. I visited some relatives in Ireland over Christmas and they told me that Erin isn't really an Irish name, though I thought it was, and that even when it is used there, it's never used for guys. I know here in the US that it's used for both guys and girls (I am a guy) so I wondered why there was a difference and want to know more about what the name means etc.
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Erin
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Nice to meet you. I have a guy friend with this name. His is spelled Aarron. I do pronounce Erin and Aarron the same way. If you ask this question on the Name Facts board you might get a reply that you are looking for. Your name although usually feminine is a unisex name. I believe it is an irish name. If you type the name Erin into the search database you may learn more about it. Good luck.
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I read (on wikipedia I think) that Erin has been used as a name only by Irish emmigrants, who were feeling nostalgic of their homecountry, like other Irish place names or rivers etc. Therfore these names aren't really used in Ireland.
And I also learnt that gender switches can happen with about every name in the US, somebody on the board here told me something like "no name seems to be too female to be used on a boy", especially with foreign names :)
And I also learnt that gender switches can happen with about every name in the US, somebody on the board here told me something like "no name seems to be too female to be used on a boy", especially with foreign names :)
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Hey, Erin!
You would have more luck on the "name facts" board. This board is for opinions on names, not for finding information about them. Just post the question in the board linked above this one and I'm sure people will have a lot of valuable information. You could also just search on the name Erin to find out what it means and where it's used. (It is actually the Irish word for Ireland, and not an Irish name, which is why it's not used there.)
I must say, I'm surprised to see Erin on a guy, spelled that way. Obviously, Aaron is pronounced the same as Erin, but I've never seen the spellings switch gender. Crazy. Like I said, I can't help you, but people on the other board probably could.
Best of luck!
-Dot
You would have more luck on the "name facts" board. This board is for opinions on names, not for finding information about them. Just post the question in the board linked above this one and I'm sure people will have a lot of valuable information. You could also just search on the name Erin to find out what it means and where it's used. (It is actually the Irish word for Ireland, and not an Irish name, which is why it's not used there.)
I must say, I'm surprised to see Erin on a guy, spelled that way. Obviously, Aaron is pronounced the same as Erin, but I've never seen the spellings switch gender. Crazy. Like I said, I can't help you, but people on the other board probably could.
Best of luck!
-Dot
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Um, Erin and Aaron aren't pronounced the same way everywhere.
Just so you know.
Erin we pronounce the same as you.
Aaron we pronounce like Karen without the K.
Just so you know.
Erin we pronounce the same as you.
Aaron we pronounce like Karen without the K.
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Erin, Aaron, and Karen all rhyme to me. I live in the USA.
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In the US (at least the part where I live), Erin and Aaron are both pronounced the same, rhyming with Karen (air-in).
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I was going to put this too! Except Karen is KAIR-in (ie rhyming with Erin) in the US I think?
Aaron.... the first vowel sound is like the one in 'cat' - that's the best description I can some up with.
Aaron.... the first vowel sound is like the one in 'cat' - that's the best description I can some up with.
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I don't say it like that
and I'm from the U.S. More like KA-rin, which does rhyme with Aaron. Well, most people from my area don't say KAIR-in but most people from the U.S. in general do. So you can ignore this if you want, lol.
and I'm from the U.S. More like KA-rin, which does rhyme with Aaron. Well, most people from my area don't say KAIR-in but most people from the U.S. in general do. So you can ignore this if you want, lol.
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Mmm, i though Karen may have been a bad example.
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Many dialects simply don't distinguish those sounds
Here in Alabama, Sarah, Erin, Aaron, Harry, Hairy, Air, Carey, Mary, and Karen all have the same initial sound. But in Boston, my cousin Harry says his name significantly differently from the word "Hairy," and says my sister Sarah's name differently from how we said it.
I'm trying to begin to make the distinction myself, but not quite as severely as Bostonions do.
anyway.
Here in Alabama, Sarah, Erin, Aaron, Harry, Hairy, Air, Carey, Mary, and Karen all have the same initial sound. But in Boston, my cousin Harry says his name significantly differently from the word "Hairy," and says my sister Sarah's name differently from how we said it.
I'm trying to begin to make the distinction myself, but not quite as severely as Bostonions do.
anyway.
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