Erin is the poetic Irish name for Ireland — from the Old Irish *Ériu*, the mythological mother goddess of the land. **A top-50 US baby name from 1981 to 2000, peaking at #16 in 1983**. **Erin Brockovich (born 1960)** — **American legal clerk and consumer advocate; her 1993 investigation into the contamination of groundwater by Pacific Gas and Electric in Hinkley, California led to a $333 million settlement — the largest direct-action lawsuit settlement in US history at the time**. **Steven Soderbergh's *Erin Brockovich* (2000) starring Julia Roberts won her the Best Actress Oscar**. **Erin Burnett (born 1976)** — anchor of CNN's *OutFront* since 2011. **Erin Andrews (born 1978)** — American sportscaster; sideline reporter for Fox NFL coverage; previously *Dancing with the Stars* host. **Erin Murphy** (*Bewitched* Tabitha, 1966-1972). **Erin Napier** — *Home Town* HGTV designer. **"Erin go Bragh"** — Irish slogan "Ireland forever."
Subject of countless American environmental-justice histories.
Erin reduces to eight — the number of Ireland.