Etymology

Erin

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Today it means: Ireland. Full definition →

Irish Éirinn
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  1. Irish · borrowed fromÉirinn
  2. English todayErin

Anglicisation of Irish Éirinn (dative singular and dialectal nominative singular of Éire (“Ireland”)).

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