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Hibernia comes from the Greek Hierni, which is possibly derived from the Irish Éire. It is simply a Germanic compound based on the 'ire' found in these earlier names and the Germanic word 'land'. Most likely during the Germanic settlements of post-Roman Britain when there would have been contact between the Germanic invaders and Gaelic colonies in Britain.

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