Name:
Erna
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Germanic
Meaning:
Erna is a German variant of Ernestine. Ernestine originates in Germanic languages and means "serious and earnest woman". It is a feminine form of Ernest, the name which was popularized by Oscar Wilde in his play The Importance of Being Earnest. As a feminine given name, Ernestine became very rare in the United States and nowadays is considered rather old-fashioned.
Pronunciation:
ER-nah
The Five Elements:
Earth
Also Spelled Like...:
Ernest
Famous Erna:
Erna Fergusson : writer
Erna Hemming : musician