56%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. UR-nis-teen [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Variant of Ernestine. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Masculine FormsEarnest, ErnestOther Languages & CulturesErna, Ernestine(German) Ernesta(Italian) Ernesta(Lithuanian) PopularityDetails Last ranked #997 in 1963 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class urban wholesome refined serious nerdy Categories currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -ine, feminine forms, variants