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Hi folks!

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I'm trying figure out when to celebrate my wife's name day. Her name is Erin, which doesn't have a particular name day in Sweden (where we live), or even - according to the name day database on this web site - in any country.

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Erin (by the same source) seems to be an old Irish derivative of Ireland, Eire (Eirinn). But where does that name come from, or what does it mean?

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Irene (same source again) comes from the Greek eirene, meaning peace.

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Is there a common root here? The words start to look fairly similar, and I seem to remember reading somewhere that Erin (<-- Ireland, Eire) means peace as well.

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Anyone have some ideas or input? Would it be appropriate to celebrate Erin on the name day for Irene?

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Thanks,

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Anders