Erin

I was named Erin based on a popular TV show when my mom was in her 20s. She did not tell me this for such a long time. I later found out but in the meantime, had been researching the meaning of my name Erin, I found two different meanings, both meant a great deal to me. Either my name meant Erin as in Ireland and I am of Irish dissent, or it was Erin based on Eirini, the Hebrew word for peace.
I’m a Pisces, which I only mention to encompass the majority of my personality. I’m not a believer in astrology, but can’t deny I’m a capital-P Pisces. If that means nothing to you, consider it’s a water sign. We flow. We don’t resist. That means peace to me. ALSO, my mom's maiden name (and subsequently my middle name) is Corgan.
Which is Irish. Erin literally means Ireland, from what *very* little I know of Gaelic.
So, I’m an Irish girl, who goes with the flow.
I think my name couldn’t have been more perfect.

It came from the Greek word "eros" which means love.

Erin means peace in Greek, so in ways it does mean peace. It also means genius and blessing in Japanese and small grey owl to aboriginal people. I personally like the name myself but when I was at primary school I really didn't like it. But the name Erin has so many different meanings in different languages and we cannot say it doesn't mean a certain thing because it is not English.

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I love my name now! :P

The name Erin comes from the Gaelic "Eireann" meaning "Western Isle". My name is Erin and I love it! It's one of the loveliest names ever!

The Irish word for Ireland is "Éire." The dative case (after a preposition) is "Éirinn" and the genitive (possessive) case is "Éireann." "Erin" is an English adaptation of the name. ("Erin go bragh" is properly "Éire go brách" (though the gh spelling was once used).

Someone above said Erin meant Ireland. In what language might I ask? I am nearly certain the Irish for Ireland is Eire.

Clodagh, Erin comes from the Irish Gaelic 'Eireann', which means 'Irish'. Have you ever heard the phrase 'Is d'Eireann me' (sp?) It means 'I am of Ireland/I am Irish'. You are right in that 'Eire' means 'Ireland'. Erin go bragh!

Erin is also occasionally (albeit rarely) used as a nickname/shortening of Catherine/Katherine. It seems to be primarily an Eastern European trend.

Can I just say Aaron and Erin have nothing in relation at all. Erin means Ireland.

Erin is derived from Eireann, which is the Gaelic word for Ireland. It doesn't mean "peace," it doesn't mean "jewel," and it most certainly is not a feminization of Aaron.

This is my name and although I didn't like it at first I got used to it. :)
Erin can also mean "girl" (I've only ever seen this meaning listed anywhere once) and "peace" (I've seen this listed in heaps of names books and websites - the address for one of these sites is http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/femalenames/namese.htm). Erin is actually a poetic name for Ireland and was derived from the word "Eire".

One meaning of the name Erin is: a fair jewel set in a tranquil sea.