Erie

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Erie 1
Revisions not set
Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage English (American, Rare)
Pronounced Pron. IR-ee(American English)  [key]

Meaning & History

Possibly a transferred use of the name of Lake Erie or of the famous Erie Canal. In rare use in the US from the late 1800s to the 1910s and again briefly in the 1960s and 1970s.
Added 3/16/2015 by kjk
Edited 7/27/2017 by Sofia, Nifty_Name_Nerd and kjk

Erie 2
Revisions not set
Gender Feminine
Usage Japanese
Scripts えりえ(Japanese Hiragana) 絵里恵, 佐理江, etc.(Japanese Kanji)
Pronounced Pron. E-ṘEE-E  [key]

Meaning & History

From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name Eli 1.
Added 3/13/2017 by cutenose
Edited 4/25/2024 by Mike C