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Ern

"Diminutive of Earnest: A variant spelling of the German Earnest, meaning serious determined, earnestness or vigor, from the Old German Ernust Famous bearer: The hero of Oscar Wilde's comedy 'The Importance of Being Earnest"

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Ern at a glance

Gender
Boy
Origin
English
Western numerology
1
Indian numerology
3
Characters
3
Popular
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Ern is a baby name with English context. Parents can review its meaning, origin, numerology, sibling ideas, and similar names before adding it to a shortlist. The recorded meaning is Diminutive of Earnest: A variant spelling of the German Earnest, meaning serious determined, earnestness or vigor, from the Old German Ernust Famous bearer....

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Brother names

Brothers for Ern

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Albern
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Noble bear; Noble warrior; Of Noble Valor

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Bear-Brave; bold as a bear; Brave as a bear; brave bear; Strong as a bear See also Bjorn

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Bear; Variant of Bernard strong as a bear

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Elvern
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determined; earnest, vigorous; Serious; Serious, determined Earnestness or vigor, from the Old German Ernust

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determined; Serious; sincere, earnest; Variant of Ernest: Earnest

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Ernie
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A diminutive of Ernest sometimes used as an independent name Also, in England, 'Ernie' refers to the Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment which selects winning Premium Bond numbers

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Sister names

Sisters for Ern

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determined Feminine of Emest; Eagle; Serious

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Ernestine
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determined Feminine of Emest; earnest, vigorous; Feminine form of Earnest: A variant spelling of the German Earnest, meaning serious determined, earnestness or vigor, from the Old German Ernust Famous bearer: The hero of Oscar Wilde's comedy 'The Importance...

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Fern
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A green plant that loves shade Fern; Feather; leafy plant

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A green plant that loves shade; A woman who loves ferns

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Laverne
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from the alder grove, spring-like; The goddess of thieves in ancient Italian lore; Woodland

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Noble bear; Noble warrior; Of Noble Valor

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