My name is Eryne (pronounced as Erin) and I learned that not a lot of people have that name and the spelling as well. I have researched before and the name comes from “erin” which is closely related to “Eris” the goddess of revenge in Greece.
Despite the above Tolkien reference, in modern usage this just looks like a butchering of Erin.
― Anonymous User 10/9/2009
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I would like to amend my above statement. It's starting to grow on me.
― Anonymous User 10/24/2009
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I have two daughters, Eryn (and Arwen). We chose both names from Tolkien's works (Lord of the Rings for Arwen, the Silmarillion for Eryn). Eryn, from Tolkiens stance, means "Wood" (as in forest) in Elvish. In the books Mirkwood is known in Elvish as "Eryn Galen".
I don't like this spelling. It seems unnatural to me. I've grown up with Erins and Eireanns which are nice Irish spellings, but this is just wrong. It feels like an offence to my country as the name ultimately means Ireland.
This is my name. I have always loved it, since it sounds very feminine to me. I do get really annoyed when people spell it with an 'i' after I have already explained the *unusual* spelling. I was named Eryn because it means 'peace' and 'Ireland'.
I think this name is beautiful. It is unique and interesting. Also, it does mean 'peace', depending on your information.
― Anonymous User 6/8/2007
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I named my daughter Eryn because it means PEACE. I prefer this spelling to the general spelling of E-R-I-N. I think the Y makes the name look more feminine!
― Anonymous User 4/6/2006
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To the above user Eryn does not mean Peace. It is a variant of Erin which is the English version of a name meaning Ireland and nothing more.
― Anonymous User 1/19/2007
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This always seemed to be a weird spelling to me; I prefer Erin.