Ernie - name meaning, origin

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

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 very common first name for men (#560 out of 1220) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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