The first name Ernestine
A girl’s name from French.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
French origin
From French Ernestine. By surface analysis, Ernest + -ine (feminine suffix). Piecewise doublet of Ernestina.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Ernestine last appeared in the official list in 2013, given to 3 girls.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Ernestine with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Ernestine at birth, 1880–2025
In 2021, 6 girls born in the United States were named Ernestine, the 14,018th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1928, when 1,057 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Ernestine in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Ernestine in French too.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
Famous people named Ernestine
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Ernestine RoseAmerican feminist activist (1810–1892)
- Ernestine AndersonAmerican jazz and blues singer (1928–2016)
- Ernestine Schumann-HeinkAustrian-American singer (1861–1936)
- Ernestine von FürthAustrian suffragist (1877–1946)
- Lydia BeckerBritish activist, botanist and astronomist (1827-1890)
- Erna MorenaGerman actress (1885-1962)
- Misha DefonsecaBelgian writer, born 1937
- Grace Hall HemingwayAmerican painter, 1872–1951
- Bleuette BernonFrench actress (1878–1937)
- Hermione von PreuschenGerman-born Italian painter (1854-1918)
More French girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Ernestine mean?
- From French Ernestine. By surface analysis, Ernest + -ine (feminine suffix). Piecewise doublet of Ernestina.
- What is the origin of the name Ernestine?
- From French Ernestine. By surface analysis, Ernest + -ine (feminine suffix). Piecewise doublet of Ernestina.
- How popular is the name Ernestine?
- In 2013, 3 girls born in England and Wales were named Ernestine, ranking 5,742nd.
- Is Ernestine a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 44,191 US babies named Ernestine since 1880 were girls.
- When was Ernestine most popular?
- 1928 in the United States, when 1,057 babies were named Ernestine, its highest rank at 193rd.
- What are other spellings of Ernestine?
- Ernestina.