# Erin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛɹɪn/ · frequency rank #11,539

## Definitions
1. Ireland.
2. A female personification of Ireland, in the manner of Britannia.
3. A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.
4. A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.
5. A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.
6. A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.
7. A locale in North America; named in honor of Ireland.
8. A female or male given name, in use since the mid-20th century, used in honor of Ireland.

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

## Easily confused with
- **err** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-err)
- **erm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-erm)
- **ERS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-ers)
- **ERP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-erp)
- **even** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-even)
- **evil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-evil)
- **exit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-exit)
- **ESPN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-espn)
- **Evan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-evan)
- **Eton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-eton)
- **eros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-eros)
- **Ewan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-ewan)
- **Evie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-evie)
- **exon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-exon)
- **ERNIE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-ernie)
- **Ewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-ewing)
- **Erwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-erwin)
- **Ervin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-ervin)
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/en-vs-erin)
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/er-vs-erin)

## Common misspellings (4)
`eirn`, `erinn`, `erni`, `errin`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/erin