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Erne
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English
River +
Etymology 1
From en ga abhainn ga na ga hÉirne, ga An ga Éirne, from a goddess or population called ga Érainn, which could be related to en sga Ériu matron goddess of Ireland, in which case a en Ireland 1.Coyle, C. (2017). The Little Book of Irish Landmarks. Ireland: History Press.
Proper noun
en river in Ireland and Northern Ireland, starting in co/Cavan entering co/Fermanagh and passing through Upper and Lower Lough Erne on its way to the sea in co/Donegal.
Derived terms
en Lough Erne
References
Etymology 2
As an en gsw - surname, from a short form of en Arnold.
As an English surname, from archaic en erne eagle.
Proper noun
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en German.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Erne is the 41426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Erne is most common among White (91.62%) individuals.
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Anagrams
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