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Ernestine
Say it: AIR-neh-steen
Meaning
Feminine of Ernest, from Germanic ernust 'seriousness, vigour'.
Likelythe main view, with some doubt.
A 19th-century name in German, French and English use.
Its wave through time
Fading since the 1920s
In the United States
- 44,183 babies given this name since 1880
- At its height in 1928, about 1 in 1,100 girls
- 6 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Ernestina
| German | Ernestine |
|---|---|
| Italian | Ernestina |
| Spanish | Ernestina |
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Where this comes from
- National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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