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Help[Facts] Re: Use of Erin as a male name
in reply to a message by Erin
ERIN is the Anglicized form of EIREANN. Wikipedia < https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diminutive#Irish > reports that -an is not only a diminutive suffix, it is used as a feminine suffix, as well.
Removed from its source etymology (in America), it no longer conveys that femininity to non-native hearers AND it is a homophone for AARON, a traditionally masculine name.
"Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth." Ps. 127:4
JoHannah Jubilee, BenJudah Gabriel, Aaron Josiah, Jordan Uriah,
Maranatha Nissiah, (Anastasia Nike, 1992-1992), Jeshua David,
Shiloh Joshana, Elijah Daniel, Hezekiah Nathaniel, Zephaniah Joseph
Removed from its source etymology (in America), it no longer conveys that femininity to non-native hearers AND it is a homophone for AARON, a traditionally masculine name.
JoHannah Jubilee, BenJudah Gabriel, Aaron Josiah, Jordan Uriah,
Maranatha Nissiah, (Anastasia Nike, 1992-1992), Jeshua David,
Shiloh Joshana, Elijah Daniel, Hezekiah Nathaniel, Zephaniah Joseph
This message was edited 9/3/2015, 5:32 PM
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