Name:
Ernestine
Gender:
Girl
Origin:
Germanic
Meaning:
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:
UR-nəs-teen
The Five Elements:
Earth
Also Spelled Like...:
Earnesteana
Earnesteena
Earnestina
Earnestyna
Erna
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Ernestyna
Ernestyne
Ernesztina
Famous Ernestine:
Ernestine Anderson : jazz artist
Ernestine Carey : published author
Ernestine Hill : writer