Erin

[er-in]

noun

1. Literary.,  Ireland.

2. a female given name.

Erin

/ ˈɪərɪn, ˈɛərɪn /

noun

1. an archaic or poetic name for Ireland

Word History and Origins

Origin of Erin¹

from Irish Gaelic Éirinn, dative of Ériu Ireland

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. Erin go bragh. Erin go bragh.

Example Sentences

Erin Rank, the CEO of Habitat for Humanity for the Greater Los Angeles area, said that her group saw the growing community within the network and encouraged the group to file for nonprofit status.

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Mr. Paxton is presenting himself as the Erin Brockovich of the right.

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"It takes a larger amount of Aβ or fibrinogen alone to cause serious damage in the Alzheimer's brain," says Erin Norris, research associate professor in the laboratory of Sidney Strickland at Rockefeller.

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McClean said it was a difficult time for his wife Erin, who at the time was at home as the game was about to be played.

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But students Beca Hughes, 19, Anna Griffith, 20 and Erin Parry, 19 said cars are concerned.

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