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i found to my discrace that you have put down my name, Erin, as an english/irish name.
I felt so put down by this, that i had to post this message, Erin is actually a WELSH/irish name,
the reason there are erins in the states is because lots of welsh people imigrated there, NOT because its an english name.
i think you should give this message some attention and try to correct your mistake.
I felt so put down by this, that i had to post this message, Erin is actually a WELSH/irish name,
the reason there are erins in the states is because lots of welsh people imigrated there, NOT because its an english name.
i think you should give this message some attention and try to correct your mistake.
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Well don't get your panties all in a twist over it. Sheesh...
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A little melodramatic don't you think? Anyways, I can't find any reference to Erin being an especially Welsh name. Anyone else know any better? Merriment? Daividh?
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So long as when you say English/Irish, you mean people who speak English or Irish, you're quite right. English-speaking people would include Wales, but more pertinently it would include the US, Canada and Australia, which is where this name is most popular and was probably first used...In fact, asked for the origin of this name myself, I'd be more likely to say American.
From my perspective here in Wales, Erin is by no means a Welsh name, either culturally or in terms of usage...
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So long as when you say English/Irish, you mean people who speak English or Irish, you're quite right. English-speaking people would include Wales, but more pertinently it would include the US, Canada and Australia, which is where this name is most popular and was probably first used...In fact, asked for the origin of this name myself, I'd be more likely to say American.
From my perspective here in Wales, Erin is by no means a Welsh name, either culturally or in terms of usage...
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Well, Mike, I don't claim to have anywhere near the knowledge of Welsh names that Merriment does (a ggdad from Pembrokeshire's a fairly thin connection), but can't say that "Erin" (f) sounds or pronounces like a traditional Welsh name. The initial "eh" sound isn't very Welsh.
I even e-mailed a family friend (native of Swansea) and she replied, "Erin? That would be Irish." So that's my (our) opinion, FWIW.
Which is not to say Erin's not a "Welsh" name if people of Welsh extraction bear it. Just that it came from somewhere else first. And there's no discrace in that...
Regards,
Da.
I even e-mailed a family friend (native of Swansea) and she replied, "Erin? That would be Irish." So that's my (our) opinion, FWIW.
Which is not to say Erin's not a "Welsh" name if people of Welsh extraction bear it. Just that it came from somewhere else first. And there's no discrace in that...
Regards,
Da.
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