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What does Ireland mean?

According to common tradition, the Irish name for Ireland, Éire, comes from Eriu. The country is usually personifiedin feminine terms. The nameÉrinn is derived from this.


What was Ireland called before Ireland?

Before the separation of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, it was called just "Ireland".


What are some eight letter words with 4th letter E and 5th letter R and 6th letter I and 7th letter U?

According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern ---ERIU-. That is, eight letter words with 4th letter E and 5th letter R and 6th letter I and 7th letter U. In alphabetical order, they are: apterium imperium


Who named Ireland?

Ireland:After Éire from Proto-Celtic *Īweriū "the fertile place" or "Place of Éire (Eriu)" a Celtic fertility goddess. Often mistakenly derived as "Land of Iron", or from a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *arya, or from variations of the Irish word for west (modern Irish iar, iarthar).* Hibernia (ancient name and Latin variant): apparently assimilated to Latin hibernus (wintry).* Ireland is known as Eirinn in Scottish Gaelic, from a grammatical case of Éire. In fellow Celtic language Welsh it is Iwerddon, in Cornish it is Ywerdhon or Worthen and in Breton it is Iwerzhon.* In Gaelic bardic tradition Ireland is also known by the poetical names of Banbha (meaning piglet) and Fódhla. In Gaelic myth, Ériu, Banbha and Fódla were three goddesses who greeted the Milesians upon their arrival in Ireland, and who granted them custodianship of the island.Refer to:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_country_name_etymologiesAfter "Éire" from Proto-Celtic *Īweriū, "the fertile place" or "Place of Éire (Eriu)", a Celtic fertility goddess. Often mistakenly derived as "Land of Iron", or from a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *arya, or from variations of the Irish word for "west" (modern Irish iar, iarthar).Hibernia (ancient name and Latin variant): apparently assimilated to Latin hibernus ("wintry").Ireland is known as Eirinn in Scottish Gaelic, from a grammatical case of Éire. In the fellow Celtic languages: in Welsh it is Iwerddon; in Cornish it is Ywerdhon or Worthen; and in Breton it is Iwerzhon.In Gaelic bardic tradition Ireland is also known by the poetical names of Banbha (meaning "piglet") and Fódhla. In Gaelic myth, Ériu, Banbha and Fódla were three goddesses who greeted the Milesians upon their arrival in Ireland, and who granted them custody of the island.Ireland is the anglicised name of the island which is named Eire in the native Gaelic language. In mythology the land was named after the goddess Eiru by the Milesian Bard Amergin.


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