55%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage French, German, English Pronounced Pron. EHR-NEHS-TEEN(French) ehr-nehs-TEE-nə(German) UR-nis-teen(English) [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Feminine form of Ernest. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantEarnestine(English) Masculine FormsErnest(French) Ernst(German) Earnest, Ernest(English) Other Languages & CulturesErna(Danish) Erna(Dutch) Ernesta, Ernestina(Italian) Ernesta(Lithuanian) Erna(Norwegian) Erna(Slovene) Erna(Swedish) PopularityDetails Last ranked #410 in 1952 France Last ranked #921 in 1972 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic mature formal upper class wholesome strong refined strange complex serious nerdy Name DaysName Days? Latvia: May 21 Categories currently out of the US top 1000, ends in -ine, feminine forms, human Sesame Street characters