.jpg)
Hibernia
thumb|Ireland (Ἰέρνην) in Strabo's Geographica, from an 11th century manuscript. thumb|right|Color depth#Truecolor|True-colour satellite image of Ireland
~4 min read
Article
3 sectionsContents
- Post-Roman usage
- See also
- Notes and references
thumb|Ireland (Ἰέρνην) in Strabo's Geographica, from an 11th century manuscript. thumb|right|Color depth#Truecolor|True-colour satellite image of Ireland
'''' () is the Classical Latin name for Ireland, and today is used as a poetic name for the island. It is derived from the native Celtic name for the island and its people, but influenced by the Latin hībernus, as though it meant "wintry land".