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I don't care for the name Eireann (or Erin), but if they're in America, then I think the spelling will cause many problems, and she should have gone with the spelling Erin. But, I see no problem(s) with people using a name, like an Irish name, even if they haven't visited the country or have any Irish in them. If we stuck with names we only have a heritage from, or countries we've visited, we would have very limited name choices. Also, I don't see a "wannabe Irish" trend (and I actually think that's a foolish term, sorry). If we all thought that way, we'd be a lot of wannabe's: "wannabe unisex," "wannabe a girl with a boy's name," "wanna be a surname."

This message was edited 1/11/2005, 6:46 AM