Poetic name for Ireland

The answer

ERIN

4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ERIN answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2008; first recorded in 2000. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other answers for this clue

The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.

• EIRE (1 uses in xd)
• EMERALDISLE (1 uses in xd)
• HIBERNIA (1 uses in xd)
• IRENA (1 uses in xd)

Other clues for ERIN

Every other clue in this collection answered by ERIN, most used first.

• "___ go bragh!" - used 280 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Brockovich" - used 114 times, most recently in 2026
• Hibernia - used 107 times, most recently in 2025
• Ireland - used 102 times, most recently in 2025
• Emerald Isle - used 93 times, most recently in 2026
• Green land - used 73 times, most recently in 2026
• Ms. Brockovich - used 73 times, most recently in 2024
• The Emerald Isle - used 69 times, most recently in 2025
• Sportscaster Andrews - used 67 times, most recently in 2026
• Ireland nickname - used 62 times, most recently in 2026
• Leprechaun land - used 57 times, most recently in 2023
• Activist Brockovich - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Moran of "Happy Days" - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
• Ireland, poetically - used 46 times, most recently in 2026
• Actress Moran - used 45 times, most recently in 2026
• Innisfail - used 34 times, most recently in 2002
• Land of leprechauns - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• CNN anchor Burnett - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Burnett of CNN - used 28 times, most recently in 2025
• Environmental activist Brockovich - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
• Oscar role for Julia - used 26 times, most recently in 2024
• The Auld Sod - used 26 times, most recently in 2018
• The old sod - used 25 times, most recently in 2010
• Celtic land - used 24 times, most recently in 2018
• Leprechaun's land - used 24 times, most recently in 2026
• "Happy Days" actress Moran - used 22 times, most recently in 2024
• Nickname for Ireland - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
• Actress Gray - used 19 times, most recently in 2006
• Land of the leprechauns - used 19 times, most recently in 2021
• Poet's Ireland - used 18 times, most recently in 2014
• Shamrock land - used 16 times, most recently in 2025
• St. Patrick's land - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Ireland, in poetry - used 15 times, most recently in 2025
• Land o' blarney - used 15 times, most recently in 2014
• One of the Waltons - used 15 times, most recently in 2015
• "The Night Circus" novelist Morgenstern - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• 2000 role for Julia - used 14 times, most recently in 2010
• CNN's Burnett - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Colleen's name. - used 14 times, most recently in 1996
• Role for Julia - used 14 times, most recently in 2011
• Limerick land - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Ireland alias - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• Ireland, to poets - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
• March 17 slogan word - used 12 times, most recently in 2018
• "The Office" receptionist - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• "___ Brockovich" (Julia Roberts film) - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Julia's Oscar role - used 11 times, most recently in 2017
• Name for a colleen. - used 11 times, most recently in 2005
• Oscar-winning role for Julia - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• "Come back to ___ . . . " - used 10 times, most recently in 1991
• Gray or Moran - used 10 times, most recently in 2007
• The Auld Sod, poetically - used 10 times, most recently in 2019
• '-- go bragh!' - used 9 times, most recently in 2015
• Julia's Oscar-winning role - used 9 times, most recently in 2010
• March slogan word - used 9 times, most recently in 2008
• CNN's "___ Burnett OutFront" - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Ireland, romantically - used 8 times, most recently in 2017
• Irish girl's name - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Joyce's motherland - used 8 times, most recently in 2009
• Mavourneen's home - used 8 times, most recently in 1993
• Moran or Gray - used 8 times, most recently in 2013
• Mother Machree's land. - used 8 times, most recently in 1987
• "The Boys" actress Moriarty - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Thomas Moore's homeland - used 8 times, most recently in 2006
• Colleen's land. - used 7 times, most recently in 1979
• Environmentalist Brockovich - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• ___ go brath. - used 7 times, most recently in 1986
• Gray of "Silver Spoons" - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Ireland, in verse - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
• Land of the Blarney Stone - used 7 times, most recently in 2014
• Leprechaun's home - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Limerick's land - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• March slogan starter - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Mavourneen's land. - used 7 times, most recently in 1990
• Shillelagh land - used 7 times, most recently in 2022
• Behan's land - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Brockovich played by Julia Roberts - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Dublin's land - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Ireland's nickname - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Joyce's land - used 6 times, most recently in 2011
• Land of poetry - used 6 times, most recently in 2006
• Leprechauns' land - used 6 times, most recently in 2018
• Name for an Irish lass - used 6 times, most recently in 2014
• Sister of John Boy - used 6 times, most recently in 2008
• Snakeless isle - used 6 times, most recently in 2013
• Sports reporter Andrews - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• St. Patrick's home - used 6 times, most recently in 2022

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