Ernestina
A girls’ name of Germanic origin, meaning serious or resolute; feminine form of Ernest.
Ernestina by the numbers
Ernestina was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 106 babies in 1947, so it is a 1940s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Ernest
Like Ernestina, each of these traces back to Ernest: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ernestina. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ernestineserious and determined; a form of ernest5 in the US (2017)
- Earnestineserious and resolute; a feminine form of Ernest
Other names that mean strength
Like Ernestina, each of these has strength in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- GabriellaGod is my strength; form of Gabriel3,862 in the US (2017)
- Emersonson of Emery, brave power3,275 in the US (2017)
- Valentinastrong, healthy3,027 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Ernestina
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