Erin

American

[er-in] / ˈɛr ɪn /

noun

Literary. Ireland.
a female given name.

idioms

Erin go bragh. see Erin go bragh.

Erin British

/ ˈɪərɪn, ˈɛərɪn /

noun

an archaic or poetic name for Ireland

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Etymology

Origin of Erin

from Irish Gaelic Éirinn, dative of Ériu Ireland

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Erin

Erin Boothman, Anna Morris, Josie Knight and Millie Couzens overturned an early deficit in the team pursuit final to beat world champions Italy by more than five seconds.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Erin Velez, the vice president of research at IHEP, said there are reasons besides earnings why students might want to go to college.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

Popovich was married to Erin Popovich for four decades until her 2018 death at age 67.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

Erin Mulvaney explores how law firms are trying to solve their retirement crisis.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

“Physicals are after school today in the nurse’s office,” Erin says.

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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