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Erin

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English

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The Harp of Erin (sense 2), oil on canvas painting by Thomas Buchanan Read

Etymology

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Anglicisation of Irish Éirinn (dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of Éire (Ireland)).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Erin

  1. (poetic) Ireland.
    Synonym: Hibernia
  2. A female personification of Ireland, in the manner of Britannia.
    Synonym: Hibernia
    • 1952 March, “Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Closing”, in Railway Magazine, page 156, image caption:
      Crest of the D.N.G.R. [Dundalk, Newry & Greenore Railway]. The figures represent Britannia and Erin
  3. A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.
    1. A town in Ontario.
    2. A town in Wisconsin.
    3. A town in New York.
    4. A city, the county seat of Houston County, Tennessee.
    5. An unincorporated community in Texas.
  4. A female or male given name, in use since the mid-20th century, used in honor of Ireland.
    Alternative forms: Eryn, Arin, Eireann
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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Phonetic rendering of the Swedish Erin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈe(ː)rin/, [ˈe̞(ː)rin]
  • Rhymes: -erin
  • Hyphenation(key): E‧rin

Proper noun

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Erin

  1. a female given name

Declension

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Inflection of Erin (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative Erin Erinit
genitive Erinin Erinien
Erineiden
Erineitten
partitive Eriniä Erineitä
Erinejä
illative Eriniin Erineihin
singular plural
nominative Erin Erinit
accusative nom. Erin Erinit
gen. Erinin
genitive Erinin Erinien
Erineiden
Erineitten
partitive Eriniä Erineitä
Erinejä
inessive Erinissä Erineissä
elative Erinistä Erineistä
illative Eriniin Erineihin
adessive Erinillä Erineillä
ablative Eriniltä Erineiltä
allative Erinille Erineille
essive Erininä Erineinä
translative Eriniksi Erineiksi
abessive Erinittä Erineittä
instructive Erinein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Erin (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Erinini Erinini
accusative nom. Erinini Erinini
gen. Erinini
genitive Erinini Erinieni
Erineideni
Erineitteni
partitive Eriniäni Erineitäni
Erinejäni
inessive Erinissäni Erineissäni
elative Erinistäni Erineistäni
illative Eriniini Erineihini
adessive Erinilläni Erineilläni
ablative Eriniltäni Erineiltäni
allative Erinilleni Erineilleni
essive Erininäni Erineinäni
translative Erinikseni Erineikseni
abessive Erinittäni Erineittäni
instructive
comitative Erineineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Erinisi Erinisi
accusative nom. Erinisi Erinisi
gen. Erinisi
genitive Erinisi Eriniesi
Erineidesi
Erineittesi
partitive Eriniäsi Erineitäsi
Erinejäsi
inessive Erinissäsi Erineissäsi
elative Erinistäsi Erineistäsi
illative Eriniisi Erineihisi
adessive Erinilläsi Erineilläsi
ablative Eriniltäsi Erineiltäsi
allative Erinillesi Erineillesi
essive Erininäsi Erineinäsi
translative Eriniksesi Erineiksesi
abessive Erinittäsi Erineittäsi
instructive
comitative Erineinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Erinimme Erinimme
accusative nom. Erinimme Erinimme
gen. Erinimme
genitive Erinimme Eriniemme
Erineidemme
Erineittemme
partitive Eriniämme Erineitämme
Erinejämme
inessive Erinissämme Erineissämme
elative Erinistämme Erineistämme
illative Eriniimme Erineihimme
adessive Erinillämme Erineillämme
ablative Eriniltämme Erineiltämme
allative Erinillemme Erineillemme
essive Erininämme Erineinämme
translative Eriniksemme Erineiksemme
abessive Erinittämme Erineittämme
instructive
comitative Erineinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Erininne Erininne
accusative nom. Erininne Erininne
gen. Erininne
genitive Erininne Erinienne
Erineidenne
Erineittenne
partitive Eriniänne Erineitänne
Erinejänne
inessive Erinissänne Erineissänne
elative Erinistänne Erineistänne
illative Eriniinne Erineihinne
adessive Erinillänne Erineillänne
ablative Eriniltänne Erineiltänne
allative Erinillenne Erineillenne
essive Erininänne Erineinänne
translative Eriniksenne Erineiksenne
abessive Erinittänne Erineittänne
instructive
comitative Erineinenne

Statistics

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  • Erin is the 376th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 1,090 female individuals (and as a middle name to 462 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

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Manx

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Proper noun

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ny hErin f

  1. genitive of Nerin

Swedish

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Proper noun

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Erin ? (genitive Erins)

  1. (uncommon) Erin, synonym of Irland (Ireland).
    • 1795 November 21, “Litteratur [Literature]”, in Stockholms Poſten, number 267, page 1:
      Cuthullin, Faͤltmarſkalk uti Erin (Irland), ſaknar, i det oͤgonblick då han wille framrycka mot Swaran, Lochlins Konung, ſom gjort en landſtigning på Oͤn, trenne af ſina tapprasſe hjeltar, Sergus, Duchomar och Cathbat.
      Cuthullin, Field Marshal of Erin (Ireland), misses, at the moment when he wished to advance against Swaran, King of Lochlin, who had landed on the island, three of his bravest heroes, Sergus, Duchomar, and Cathbat.
    • 1870 January 22, “Kroͤnika [Column]”, in Stockholms Dagblad, number 17, page 2:
      Man talar mycket mer om Pierre Bonaparte, revolvermannen, och om den franſka riksdagen, hwilket bewiſar att wi werkligen höra til Europa och ej kunna undgå att interesſera oß för hwad ſom händer på det ſtora faſtlandet, på halföarne och äfwen i det britiſka öriket, "gröna Erin" inbegripen, men framför allt för det ſom pasſerar i grannſkapet af Seine, ware sig i lagſtiftande corpſens palats eller i en ſalong i Auteuil, ſtrax bredwid der Molière hade ſin malmgård.
      One speaks much more about Pierre Bonaparte, the gunslinger, and about the French parliament, which proves that we truly belong to Europe and cannot avoid being interested in what happens on the great continent, on the peninsulas, and even in the British island kingdom, "green Erin" included, but above all in what transpires in the vicinity of the Seine, whether in the legislative corps' palace or in a salon in Auteuil, right next to where Molière had his suburban estate.
    • 1991 March 23, Arbetet[1], page 4:
      Erin, det är ju det keltiska namnet för Irland, den gröna ön []
      Erin, that's the Celtic name for Ireland, the green island []