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Help[Opinions] Eireann (pron. Erin)
My friend's sister just named her baby Eireann, because she "likes Irish stuff" (Eire being the Gaelic name for Ireland). Their heritage is not Irish and she has never visited the country, so I just see this as part of the "wannabe-Irish" trend.
I'm not wild about the name Erin in general, but this spelling is unfortunate. Since Eire is pronounced (vaguely, at least) "IRE" (like the word), I want to pronounce Eireann "IRE-an". She'll constantly have to spell it out for people, and it's just confusing.
However, I must admit that I prefer an alternate spelling for Erin. I have a friend whose middle name is Aran (pronounced like Erin), after the islands that her parents visited shortly before her birth. I like the spelling and the significance.
Comments?
~ Cait
Edited for clarity.
I'm not wild about the name Erin in general, but this spelling is unfortunate. Since Eire is pronounced (vaguely, at least) "IRE" (like the word), I want to pronounce Eireann "IRE-an". She'll constantly have to spell it out for people, and it's just confusing.
However, I must admit that I prefer an alternate spelling for Erin. I have a friend whose middle name is Aran (pronounced like Erin), after the islands that her parents visited shortly before her birth. I like the spelling and the significance.
Comments?
~ Cait
Edited for clarity.
This message was edited 1/11/2005, 1:58 AM
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