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What does Erin mean?
Erin 
▼ as a girls' name (also used less widely as boys' name Erin) is pronounced AIR-en. It is of Irish and Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Erin is "Ireland". From Éirinn and Éire. Poetic name for the island used in songs and poems. The root word is very old, having been used as the name of the island since the first century BC.
STARTS WITH Eri-
Variations
VARIANTS Aeran, Aerenne, Aerin, Aerynne, Airin, Aren, Arin, Arinne, Aryn, Eire, Eireann, Eirin, Eirinn, Eiryn, Eirynn, Erienne, Erina, Erinn, Erinna, Erinne, Eryn, Erynn, Kerin, Terin, Taryn▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Erin Hope (E.H.), ..
How popular is Erin?
Erin is a very prominent first name for females (#160 out of 4276, Top 4%) and a slightly less prominent surname for all people (#76946 out of 150436, Top 51%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Erin reached its apex rank of #28 in the U.S. in the 1980s, and is at #421 presently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Prominent related forms of Erin (#421 THE PREVIOUS YEAR) listed in the Top 2000 are Taryn (#1504), Eryn (#1746), Arin, Aryn and Erinn. Usage of these relations of Erin was common among parents 38 years ago (ADOPTION OF 0.72%) and is now much diminished (ADOPTION 0.06%, 91.8% LESS), with versions like Taryn becoming somewhat outmoded.
Similar Names
Erin▼ is alike in pronunciation to Aeron, Arene, Ariane, Arwen, Arwyn, Auron, Eireen, Eiren, Eirene, Eirian, Eirwen, Erene, Euron, Eurwen, Eurwyn, Ireen, Iren, Irene▼, Irine, Orane and Oriane. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adin, Ardin, Corin, Eadin, Eden▲, Edi, Edie, Edin, Edina, Edlin, Edris, Edyn, Egina, Einin, Eir, Elan, Elen, Eli, Elian, Elin, Elis, Eliz, Elyn, Eman, Enid▼, Erena, Erga, Erica▼, Erika▼, Eriko, Eris, Eriss, Erla, Erlina, Erma▼, Ermin (see Ermine), Ermina, Ermine, Erna▼, Ervina, Erwina, Erys, Evan, Evia, Evlin, Evon, Jin, Karin▼, Korin, Marin, Min, Quin, Tarin and Zin. These names tend to be less frequently used than Erin.
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