Ernestine

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girlvintageclassicserious

“serious, earnest” — Germanic

—2024 rank
1928peak year
44,000babies named Ernestine since 1880
▼ 100%5-year trend

Ernestine popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 192818801920196020002024

What does Ernestine mean?

Feminine form of Ernest, from Germanic ernust, 'serious'. Borne by nineteenth-century activist Ernestine Rose.

OriginGermanic
Syllables4
Gendergirl
Stylevintage, classic

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