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Erin

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Erin ♀, ♂ Anglicized form of Irish Éirinn. Erin has been used as a poetic name for Ireland for centuries, and in recent years this has become a popular given name in the English-speaking world, even among people with no Irish connections.

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Erin

The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable | 2006 | | Copyright

Erin a poetic and literary name for Ireland, derived ultimately from Érainn, a name given to one of the ancient peoples of Ireland, which was extended to include the population of the whole island.

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Erin

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Erin, Canada, USA Canada (Ontario): named in 1820 after the ancient name for Ireland.

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Erin

A Dictionary of First Names | 2006 | | Copyright

Erin ♀ (Irish) Anglicized form of Éirinn.

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Erin

A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology | 2004 | | Copyright

Erin. Variant form of both Ériu and Ireland.

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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Erin." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Erin

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Erin , ancient and poetic name of Ireland.

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Erin

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Erin •tannin •antivenin, Lenin •Kalinin • linen • bedlinen •underlinen • feminine •Cronin, phone-in, ronin, serotonin •Bakunin • run-in • melanin • santonin •crankpin • backspin • hatpin •tenpin • hairpin • tailspin • wheelspin •Crippen, pippin •stickpin • kingpin • Crispin • linchpin •tiepin • topspin • clothespin •lupin, lupine •pushpin • terrapin • Turpin • Karin •chagrin • aspirin • Catrin • Kathryn •Gagarin •Erin, Perrin, serin •Sanhedrin • epinephrine • dextrin •brethren • Montenegrin • pyrethrin •peregrine •Corin, florin, foreign •doctrine • sovereign • Aldrin •Paludrine • murrain •Kirin, stearin •Lohengrin •burin, urine •tambourin • mandarin • warfarin •saccharin, saccharine •tamarin • Catherine •navarin, savarin •culverin • Mazarin

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