Is Erin dated?

[Anonymous]

I love Erin. But then again, while I wouldn't necessarily choose either one, I don't mind Barbara or Carol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer OP's questions, yes, it's dated and no, there aren't a lot of girls in elementary school these days named Erin.

OP, I gather you were born in the '70s or '80s. Would you have liked to be named Barbara or Carol? If so, then by all means name your DD Erin. If not, you might want to choose another, more contemporary name with a style or connotation similar to Erin. So, if you like Erin because it's Irish, how about Meara ("sea" in old Gaelic) or Teagan. If you like Erin because it sounds sort of sporty and feisty -- you picture your DD as captain of her HS field hockey team -- how about Stella or Ruby? If you want to combine the two, and you love "Glee" and picture DD as the consummate HS mean girl redeemed by her acceptance at Yale, then Quinn.

Pretentious asshole alert!,

Not sure why everyone is picking on PP. She raises a good point. I think Erin is nice but it will be a mom name to our kids and their peers, which may or may not be an issue, but is something OP should take into consideration in making her decision.

Erin is not that common. But those names you chose really are. ^^ (as in "common")

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:yes. Not sophisticated enough to be a businesswoman's name, either

Oh yes, I agree with you completely. Certainly nobody named Erin would be successful in business or as an executive.

http://www.ceoperspectives.net/CEO-Perspectives-Erin-McInerney.html
http://ny.audubon.org/newsroom/news-stories/2013/audubon-new-york-selects-erin-crotty-new-executive-director
http://www.memorialhermann.org/news/erin-asprec-named-ceo-of-memorial-hermann-southeast/

check out 10:33

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To answer OP's questions, yes, it's dated and no, there aren't a lot of girls in elementary school these days named Erin.

OP, I gather you were born in the '70s or '80s. Would you have liked to be named Barbara or Carol? If so, then by all means name your DD Erin. If not, you might want to choose another, more contemporary name with a style or connotation similar to Erin. So, if you like Erin because it's Irish, how about Meara ("sea" in old Gaelic) or Teagan. If you like Erin because it sounds sort of sporty and feisty -- you picture your DD as captain of her HS field hockey team -- how about Stella or Ruby? If you want to combine the two, and you love "Glee" and picture DD as the consummate HS mean girl redeemed by her acceptance at Yale, then Quinn.

[Anonymous]

I absolutely LOVE the name!!

[Anonymous]

I like it!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:To answer OP's questions, yes, it's dated and no, there aren't a lot of girls in elementary school these days named Erin.

OP, I gather you were born in the '70s or '80s. Would you have liked to be named Barbara or Carol? If so, then by all means name your DD Erin. If not, you might want to choose another, more contemporary name with a style or connotation similar to Erin. So, if you like Erin because it's Irish, how about Meara ("sea" in old Gaelic) or Teagan. If you like Erin because it sounds sort of sporty and feisty -- you picture your DD as captain of her HS field hockey team -- how about Stella or Ruby? If you want to combine the two, and you love "Glee" and picture DD as the consummate HS mean girl redeemed by her acceptance at Yale, then Quinn.

Pretentious asshole alert!,

Not sure why everyone is picking on PP. She raises a good point. I think Erin is nice but it will be a mom name to our kids and their peers, which may or may not be an issue, but is something OP should take into consideration in making her decision.

Erin is not that common. But those names you chose really are. ^^ (as in "common")

??

Not sure what you're talking about since I didn't suggest any names.

[Anonymous]

This post cracks me up. I am an "Erin", so I guess I have a mom's name and it is not professional. I was born in the early 70s and not catholic. I honestly never would have thought of my name being " dated". I have always loved it bc so few people were named it.

[Anonymous]

I like it. I know two (one is a child and one is about 40).

[Anonymous]

I love it. I'm another Irish Catholic.

My DS has an Erin in his 1st grade class. And an Aaron. They sound a LOT alike. She's Erin-with-an-E and he's Aaron-with-an-A.

[Anonymous]

I'm an Erin of the eighties. The only thing that bummed me out growing up was that all my friends had names with nicknames. Some parents would see that as a plus but I envied the Jen/Jenny/Jennifers and Tina/Chrissy/Christinas who could control what they were called day to day.