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Ernestine

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: ER1 N IH0 S T IY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

Relating to Ernest, Elector of Saxony or his line of succession.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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name

Meaning 2

A female given name from French [in turn from the Germanic languages], masculine equivalent Ernest.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Ernest + -ine (adjectival suffix).

From French Ernestine. By surface analysis, Ernest + -ine (feminine suffix). Piecewise doublet of Ernestina.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: ernestin — Translations
  • Bulgarian: Ернестина (Ernestina) — female given name
  • French: Ernestine — female given name
  • Occitan: Ernestina — female given name
  • Polish: Ernestyna — female given name
  • Spanish: Ernestina — female given name