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Girl name German origin Christian tradition

Ernestine

UR-nes-teen · 9 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Serious, feminine of Ernest
Language
German
Culture
Germanic;French
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
Germanic · vintage
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Popularity over time

2021 rank#14013
2021 births6
Peak year1928
First appeared1880
Total US births44,032
1928 peak18801915195119862021
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
ErnieTina
Alternate spellings
ErnestyneErnesteen
In other languages
Ernestina (Italian/Spanish)Erna (German)

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Notable people named Ernestine

Ernestine Rose (suffragist)
Ernestine Schumann-Heink (singer)
Ernestine Anderson (singer)
Ernestine Wiedenbach (nurse)