Gender:
Origin:
Gaelic
303 famous people named Erin found on Wikipedia.
313238 female, 9260 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
421-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
18-th in year 1983
Used in: English, Irish
Erin is a Hiberno-English derivative of the Irish word "Éirinn". "Éirinn" is the dative case of the Irish word for Ireland - "Éire", genitive "Éireann", the dative being used in prepositional phrases such as "go hÉirinn" "to Ireland", "in Éirinn" "in Ireland", "ó Éirinn" "FROM IRELAND". The dative has replaced the nominative in a few regional Irish dialects (particularly Galway-Connamara and Waterford). Poets and nineteenth-century Irish nationalists used Erin in English as a romantic name for Ireland. Often, "Erin's Isle" was used. In this context, along with Hibernia, Erin is the name given to the female personification of Ireland, but the name was rarely used as a given name, probably because no saints, queens, or literary figures were ever called Erin.
According to Irish mythology and folklore, the name was originally given to the island by the Milesians after the goddess Ériu.
Erin go bragh ("Éire go brách" in standard orthography, dative "in Éirinn go brách" "in Ireland for ever"), a slogan dating from the 1798 revolution, is often translated as "Ireland forever". The etymology 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.
Ancient name of Ireland, from Old English Erinn, dative of Eriu "Ireland" (see Irish (n.)). As a girl's name in U.S., rare before 1954, popular 1976-1985.
From Eirinn, form of Eire, means: Ireland in Irish. Peace, poetic name for Ireland.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Erin Moran | 1960 | American actress |
2 | Erin Andrews | 1978 | Television sports reporter for ESPN |
3 | Erin Brockovich | 1960 | Environmental activist from the United States |
4 | Erin Burnett | 1976 | Journalist and news anchor from the United States |
5 | Tami Erin | 1974 | Actress, model, humanitarian |
6 | Erin Heatherton | 1989 | American fashion model |
7 | Erin Richards | 1986 | Welsh actress |
8 | Erin Krakow | 2000 | American actress |
9 | Erin Hannon | ||
10 | Erin Gray | 1950 | American actress |
11 | Erin Foster | 1982 | American comedy writer and performer |
12 | Erin Cummings | 1977 | American actress |
13 | Erin Darke | 1988 | |
14 | Erin Lindsay | ||
15 | Erin Gruwell | 1969 | American academic |
16 | Erin Cahill | 1980 | American actress |
17 | Erin Sanders | 1991 | Actress |
18 | Erin Hamilton | 1968 | American singer |
19 | Erin Karpluk | 1978 | Canadian actress |
20 | Erin Daniels | 1973 | American actress |
21 | Erin McGathy | 1984 | |
22 | Erin Boag | 1975 | Professional ballroom dancer |
23 | Erin Fitzgerald | 1972 | Canadian voice actress |
24 | Erin Brown | 1979 | American actor, model, filmmaker and musician |
25 | Erin Pizzey | 1939 | British activist |
26 | Erin Molan | 1988 | Australian television presenter |
27 | Erin Phillips | 1985 | Australian basketball player |
28 | Erin Mackey | 1986 | American actress |
29 | Erin O'Connor | 1978 | English model |
30 | Hayley Erin | 1994 | Actress |
31 | Erin Hoffman | 1981 | Game designer, blogger and fantasy writer |
32 | Erin Brady | 1987 | American beauty pageant titleholder |
33 | Erin McLeod | 1983 | Association football player |
34 | Erin Coscarelli | American sports anchor | |
35 | Erin Bethea | 1982 | American actress |
36 | Erin Moriarty | 1952 | American journalist |
37 | Erin Wasson | 1982 | American model |
38 | Erin McNaught | 1982 | Australian actress |
39 | Erin Leslie Fleming | 1941 | Actress |
40 | Erin Ryder | 1981 | American explorer and photographer |
41 | Erin McPike | 1983 | |
42 | Erin Cardillo | 1977 | Actress |
43 | Erin Cottrell | 1975 | American actress |
44 | Erin Crocker | 1981 | American racecar driver |
45 | Erin Chambers | 1979 | American actress |
46 | Erin Pitt | 1999 | Canadian actress |
47 | Erin O'Toole | 1973 | Canadian politician |
48 | Erin Morgenstern | 1978 | American visual artist and writer |
49 | Erin Lucas | 1984 | American model |
50 | Erin Toughill | 1977 | American martial artist |
51 | Erin Cressida Wilson | 1964 | American playwright, screenwriter, professor and author |
52 | Erin Way | 1987 | American actress |
53 | Erin Watts | ||
54 | Erin Everly | 1965 | Model |
55 | Erin Matthews | 1973 | Voice actress |
56 | Erin Bowman | 1990 | American singer-songwriter |
57 | Erin Henderson | 1986 | American football player |
58 | Erin Fetherston | 1977 | American fashion designer |
59 | Erin Torpey | 1981 | Actress, singer |
60 | Erin Boheme | American singer | |
61 | Erin Yvette | 1992 | American voice and stage actress |
62 | Erin Kaplan | 1983 | American public relations person |
63 | Erin Robinson | Indie game designer | |
64 | Erin Merryn | 1986 | American writer |
65 | Erin Holland | 1989 | Singer, Dancer, Actress, Model, Presenter |
66 | Erin Martin | 1983 | Singer |
67 | Erin Hanson | 1981 | American artist |
68 | Erin Blunt | 1963 | American actor |
69 | Erin Hawksworth | 1981 | Canadian sports journalist |
70 | Erin McCarley | 1979 | American musician |
71 | Erin McKeown | 1977 | American musician |
72 | Erin Dilly | 1972 | American actress |
73 | Erin Lee Carr | ||
74 | Erin Popovich | 1985 | American paralympic swimmer |
75 | Erin Hershey Presley | 1976 | American actress |
76 | Erin McKean | 1971 | Lexicographer, dictionary editor |
77 | Erin Stern | 1980 | |
78 | Erin Stewart | 1987 | |
79 | Erin Colton | 1982 | American journalist |
80 | Erin Marie Hogan | 1985 | |
81 | Erin Cebula | Canadian journalist | |
82 | Erin Broderick | 1985 | American actress |
83 | Erin DiMeglio | 1994 | American football and basketball player |
84 | Erin Tate | American drummer | |
85 | Erin Nayler | 1992 | Association footballer |
86 | Erin Weir | Canadian economist | |
87 | Erin O'Brien-Moore | 1902 | American actress |
88 | Erin Hill | American actress and musician | |
89 | Erin Malek | 1994 | Malaysian actress |
90 | Erin Mullally | 1990 | Australian actor and model |
91 | Erin Bell | 1987 | Australian netball player |
92 | Erin K. O'Shea | Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology | |
93 | Erin M. Evans | Author | |
94 | Erin Bode | American singer | |
95 | Erin Meyer | 1971 | American author and academic |
96 | Erin Hamlin | 1986 | American luger |
97 | Erin Dean | 1980 | American actress |
98 | Erin Spanevello | 1987 | Canadian fashion model who died from a drug overdose at the age of 21 |
99 | Erin Davie | 1977 | American actress |
100 | Erin Marshall | 1987 | Professional wrestler |
101 | Erin Arvedlund | Journalist | |
102 | Erin O'Flaherty | ||
103 | Erin Pinheiro | 1997 | French association football player |
104 | Erin Ashley Darling | American journalist | |
105 | Erin Manning | American photographer | |
106 | Erin Selby | Canadian politician | |
107 | Erin Cafaro | 1983 | Olympic rower |
108 | Erin Fehlau | 1973 | American television anchor |
109 | Erin Levy | Television writer | |
110 | Erin Barnett | 1996 | British association football player |
111 | Erin Lang | 1979 | Canadian musician |
112 | Erin Baker | 1961 | Triathlete |
113 | Shvaughn Erin | ||
114 | Erin Osborne | 1989 | Australian women's cricketer |
115 | Erin O'Brien | 1965 | American writer |
116 | Erin Densham | 1985 | Australian triathlete |
117 | Erin | 1977 | Finnish singer |
118 | Erin Sharma | 1976 | American prison officer |
119 | Erin Cuthbert | 1998 | |
120 | Erin Smith | 1972 | Punk rock musician |
121 | Erin Perperoglou | 1979 | American basketball player |
122 | Erin Wilhelmi | ||
123 | Erin Kelly | 1976 | British crime writer |
124 | Erin Donohue | 1983 | Athletics competitor |
125 | Erin Clark | 1997 | |
126 | Erin E. Stead | 1982 | American children's book illustrator, especially picture books with writer and husband Philip C. Stead |
127 | Erin Thorn | 1981 | American basketball player-coach |
128 | Erin Routliffe | 1995 | New Zealand tennis player |
129 | Erin Wall | 1975 | Canadian musician |
130 | Erin O'Donnell | 1971 | American musician |
131 | Erin Houchin | ||
132 | Erin Mouré | 1955 | Canadian poet |
133 | Erin Hart | 1958 | Crime fiction writer |
134 | Erin C. Conaton | 1970 | American government official |
135 | Erin Aldrich | 1977 | Athletics competitor |
136 | Erin Mielzynski | 1990 | Canadian alpine skier |
137 | Erin Belieu | 1967 | American writer |
138 | Erin Ambrose | 1994 | Hockey player |
139 | Erin Sharoni | 1981 | |
140 | Erin Teschuk | 1994 | |
141 | Erin Wyatt | American model | |
142 | Erin Phenix | 1981 | American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist |
143 | Erin Pac | 1980 | American bobsledder |
144 | Erin Bow | ||
145 | Erin Beck | American songwriter | |
146 | Erin Kenny | 1960 | American politician |
147 | Erin Dickins | ||
148 | Erin Carmody | 1988 | Canadian curler |
149 | Erin Babcock | ||
150 | Erin Aubry Kaplan | 1962 | |
151 | Erin Burger | 1987 | South African netball player |
152 | Erin Enderlin | ||
153 | Erin Hatley | American beauty pageant contestant | |
154 | Erin Simmons | 1976 | Canadian snowboarder |
155 | Erin Markey | 1981 | |
156 | Erin McDougald | American musician | |
157 | Erin Gilreath | 1980 | American track and field athlete, hammer thrower, Olympian |
158 | Erin Trieb | American photographer | |
159 | Erin Hay | 1970 | American musician |
160 | Erin Siegal | American photographer | |
161 | Erin Blanchard | 1989 | American trampolinist |
162 | Erin Herbig | ||
163 | Erin "Syd" Sidney | 1982 | Musician |
164 | Andrew C. Erin | 1973 | American film director |
165 | Erin Sullivan | American politician | |
166 | Erin Whitten-Hamlen | 1971 | American ice hockey player |
167 | Erin White | 1977 | Canadian softball player |
168 | Erin Deering | ||
169 | Erin Jauch | 1994 | American gymnast |
170 | Erin Hartwell | 1969 | Olympic cyclist |
171 | Erin Bermingham | 1988 | Cricketer |
172 | Erin Elizabeth Williams | American model | |
173 | Erin Pettit | 1971 | |
174 | Erin Finn | 1994 | |
175 | Erin Maye Quade | US Politician | |
176 | Erin McKenney | 1998 | American human rights activist |
177 | Erin Matson | 1980 | American writer and activist |
178 | Erin Shields | Canadian writer | |
179 | Erin Cleaver | 2000 | Australian Paralympic athlete with cerebral palsy |
180 | Erin Soros | Canadian writer | |
181 | Erin Morrissey | 1985 | Canadian curler |
182 | Erin Taylor | 1987 | New Zealand canoeist |
183 | Erin Molchany | 1977 | American congresswoman in Pennsylvania |
184 | Erin Carroll | 1986 | Badminton player |
185 | Erin Headley | British musician | |
186 | Erin Mirabella | 1978 | American racing cyclist |
187 | Erin Vaughan | 1986 | Welsh footballer |
188 | Erin Simon | 1994 | |
189 | Erin Pearl | 1982 | Figure skater |
190 | Erin McGraw | 1957 | Author |
191 | Erin Murphy | American writer | |
192 | Erin Oban | 1982 | |
193 | Erin Ness | 1978 | American poker player |
194 | Erin Chan | 1979 | Synchronized swimmer |
195 | Erin Lynch | 1975 | American politician |
196 | Erin Hoare | 1989 | Australian netball player |
197 | Erin Clachers | 1999 | |
198 | Erin C. Myers Madeira | 1977 | American sailor |
199 | Erin Davis | American politician | |
200 | Erin Volcán | 1984 | Swimmer |