Ernie - name meaning and origin

The boy's name Ernie \e-rnie, er-nie\ is a variant of Ernest (Old English), and the meaning of Ernie is "serious; determined; sincere".

The baby name Ernie sounds like Arnie, Erin, Arne, Arni, Arnoe, Erno and Erwin. Other similar baby names are Erlie and Erie.

Ernie is a popular male first name and is not used as a surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ernie. Compare Ernie with related baby names.