Names Containing erin

Aikaterine f Ancient Greek (Rare)
Ancient Greek form of Katherine.

Aikaterini f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Αικατερίνη (see Ekaterini).

Blerina f Albanian
Feminine form of Blerim.

Caderina f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Katherine.

Caterina f Italian, Catalan
Italian and Catalan form of Katherine.

Catherin f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Catherina f English (Rare)
Variant of Katherine.

Catherine f French, English
French form of Katherine, and also a common English variant.

Ceferina f Spanish
Feminine form of Ceferino.

Ceferino m Spanish
Spanish form of Zephyrinus (see Zeferino).

Derin f Turkish
Means "deep, profound" in Turkish.

Ecaterina f Romanian
Romanian form of Katherine.

Ekaterina f Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian
Bulgarian and Macedonian form of Katherine, and an alternate transcription of Russian Екатерина (see Yekaterina).

Ekaterine f Georgian
Georgian form of Katherine.

Ekaterini f Greek
Modern Greek form of Katherine.

Erin f English, Irish
Anglicized form of Éireann. It was initially used by people of Irish heritage in America, Canada and Australia. It was rare until the mid-1950s.

Guerino m Italian
Italian form of Warin.

Jekaterina f Russian
Alternate transcription of Russian Екатерина (see Yekaterina).

Kateřina f Czech
Czech form of Katherine.

Katerina f Macedonian, Albanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman
Macedonian and Albanian form of Katherine, a Russian short form of Yekaterina, a Bulgarian short form of Ekaterina, and a Greek variant of Aikaterine.

Katherina f English (Rare), German
Latinate form of Katherine. This is the name of the woman whom Petruchio marries and tries to tame in Shakespeare's comedy The Taming of the Shrew (1593).

Katherine f English
From the Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine). The etymology is debated: it could derive from an earlier Greek name Ἑκατερινη (Hekaterine), itself from ἑκάτερος (hekateros) meaning "each of the two"; it could derive from the name of the goddess Hecate; it could be related to Greek αἰκία (aikia) meaning "torture"; or it could be from a Coptic name meaning "my consecration of your name". In the early Christian era it became associated with Greek καθαρός (katharos) meaning "pure", and the Latin spelling was changed from Katerina to Katharina to reflect this.... [more]

Nerina f Italian
Probably from Greek Νηρηΐδες (see Nereida). This name was used by Torquato Tasso for a character in his play Aminta (1573), and subsequently by Giacomo Leopardi in his poem Le Ricordanze (1829).

Pierina f Italian
Feminine diminutive of Piero.

Pierino m Italian
Diminutive of Piero.

Serina f English
Variant of Serena.

Séverin m French
French form of Severinus.

Severin m German, Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare)
German and Scandinavian form of Severinus.

Severina f Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus.

Sévérine f French (Rare)
Variant of Séverine.

Séverine f French
French feminine form of Severinus.

Severino m Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Severinus.

Severinus m Ancient Roman
Roman family name that was derived from Severus. Severinus was the name of many early saints, including a 6th-century Roman philosopher martyred by the Ostrogothic king Theodoric. It was also borne by a pope.

Tsering m & f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan ཚེ་རིང (see Tshering).

Tshering m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Means "long life" in Tibetan, from ཚེ (tshe) meaning "life" and རིང (ring) meaning "long".

Yekaterina f Russian
Russian form of Katherine. This name was adopted by the German princess Sophie of Anhalt-Zerbst in 1744 shortly before she married the future Russian emperor Peter III. She later overthrew her husband and ruled as empress, known as Catherine the Great in English.

Zeferino m Portuguese
Portuguese form of the Roman name Zephyrinus, which was derived from the Greek Zephyros (see Zephyr). Saint Zephyrinus was a 3rd-century pope.

Zerina f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Zarina.