Ernestine

  • Girl
  • 9 letters
English A variant spelling of the German Earnest, meaning serious determined, earnestness or vigor, from the Old German Ernust.
German Latin Serious; determined. Feminine of Emest.
Feminine form of Earnest
Famous bearer The hero of Oscar Wilde's comedy 'The Importance of Being Earnest'.

Ernestine is a girl’s name of English, German and Latin origin. Meaning in English: A variant spelling of the German Earnest, meaning serious determined, earnestness or vigor, from the Old German Ernust. Meaning in German and Latin: Serious; determined. Feminine of Emest. Ernestine is a feminine form of Earnest. Famous bearer: The hero of Oscar Wilde’s comedy ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’. The name has 9 letters.

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English German Latin

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English German

Serious; determined. Serious, determined. Earnestness or vigor, from the Old German Ernust.

Ernestina

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Serious; determined. Feminine of Emest. Directed.

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Earnest. Serious; determined.

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