Everything about Erin totally explained
Erin is a
Hiberno-English derivative of
Irish “Éirinn,” the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland. The name originally derived from the name "Eireann" in Gaelic. Poets and nineteenth-century
Irish nationalists also used
Erin in
English as a
romantic name for
Ireland, as shown in the catchphrase (when speaking of Ireland's experiences with
Britain), “Let Erin Remember.” According to
Irish mythology and
folklore, the name was given to the land by the
Milesians after the goddess
Ériu.
Erin go bragh (“Éirinn go brách” in standard orthography), a slogan dating from the 1798 revolution, means “Ireland for ever.” The etymological history of the word as it drifted throughout the Gaelic region gave rise to its use by the early Scots to both mean Ireland and "west," as Ireland lies to the west of
Scotland.
Erin is a given name in the United States, sometimes for both sexes, although it's principally used a female name. It first became a popular name in the United States, rather than in Ireland simply because no kings or queens were named Erin in history.
Erin has been used as one of the many spellings of the name of the
Scottish Clan Irwin, which has been involved in the Scottish
Plantations of Ireland. However, their name was originally derived from the place of the same name near
Dumfries, and means "green water", from
Brittonic ir afon.
Erin is also a name for
Ireland in
Welsh. It is one of the most popular girls' names in Wales.
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