Erin
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Erin
from Irish Gaelic Éirinn, dative of Ériu Ireland
Example Sentences
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That memory sat at the bottom of my mind’s darkest well until I watched Erin Lee Carr’s “The Swan: Behind the Mirror.”
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
Popovich was married to Erin Popovich for four decades until her 2018 death at age 67.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
Let’s see Erin Brockovich, or Julia Roberts for that matter, protesting in a spacesuit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Erin Wood, CFP®, FBS®, is senior vice president of advanced planning at wealth-management platform AssetMark.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Erin and I look each other in the eyes.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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