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Erin

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Gender Feminine
Usage English, Irish
Pronounced Pron. EHR-in(English)
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Meaning & History

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Anglicized form of EIREANN. It has been used as a given name since the middle of the 20th century.

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VariantsEryn, Arin, Eireann(English) Eireann(Irish)
Other Languages & CulturesÉriu(Irish Mythology)
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Popularity

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Last ranked #81 in 2011 Australia (NSW)
Last ranked #78 in 2006 Canada (BC)
Last ranked #54 in 2019 England and Wales
Last ranked #459 in 2012 France
Last ranked #41 in 2020 Ireland
Last ranked #96 in 2004 New Zealand
Last ranked #16 in 2018 Northern Ireland
Last ranked #31 in 2020 Scotland
Last ranked #484 in 2019 (f) #914 in 1996 (m) United States

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classic   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   simple   serious   nerdy  

Name Days

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Finland: November 7

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Bates family, Divergent characters, Sims 2 characters, Sims 3 characters, Stephen King characters, storms, Suikoden characters, The Office US characters, top 10 in Canada, top 10 in Northern Ireland, trendy, WITCH characters
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Entry updated February 28, 2019
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