The baby name Ernestina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced er-nes-TEE-nuh; IPA: /ərnɛˈstiːnə/.
Ernestina is Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
The baby name Ernestina is a Female name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced er-nes-TEE-nuh; IPA: /ərnɛˈstiːnə/.
Ernestina is Germanic, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.
Ernestina is the Romance-language feminine form of Ernest, ultimately from Old High German Ernust, meaning seriousness or zeal. As a given name it conveys the sense of earnest, resolute, and steadfast, and entered Romance languages through medieval Latin Ernestus and its popular derivative Ernesto, with the -ina suffix creating the feminine in Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian.
Usage has clustered in Iberia, Italy, Latin America, and the Philippines, while in Germanic and English-speaking regions the cognate Ernestine was more common. The name rose in the 19th and early 20th centuries alongside virtue-leaning fashions and public familiarity with the Ernestine Saxon ducal houses, and today feels classic and pan-Romance rather than trendy. Variants include Ernestine (French/English/German), Ernesta (Italian), Ernestyna (Polish), and Ernestina/Ernestína in other European languages; related masculine forms are Ernest and Ernesto. Common short forms are Tina and Erna. Notable bearers include Ernestina Herrera de Noble and Ernestina Sáez de Melgar.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HN | Girls | 0 | #37 | 2 | 884 |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #71 | 762 | 6,973 |
| AO | 0 | #77 | 1 | 2,729 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| EC | 0 | #121 | 1 | 2,502 | |
| GH | 0 | #138 | 120 | 5,396 | |
| PA | 0 | #138 | 1 | 3,797 | |
| PR | Girls | 0 | #161 | 7 | 3,171 |
| AO | Girls | 0 | #175 | 35 | 4,575 |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #176 | 2 | 2,769 |
| UY | 0 | #182 | 1 | 2,477 | |
| LU | Girls | 0 | #184 | 7 | 4,850 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AR | 0 | #193 | 1 | 2,915 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| NA | Girls | 0 | #237 | 1 | 7,146 |
| PT | 0 | #244 | 7 | 4,161 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #249 | 1 | 6,293 |
| EC | Girls | 0 | #253 | 6 | 3,650 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #291 | 4 | 3,687 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #325 | 21 | 8,138 |
| PE | 0 | #325 | 5 | 6,350 | |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #328 | 2 | 7,429 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #331 | 2 | 5,862 |
| GT | 0 | #333 | 6 | 5,948 | |
| MU | Girls | 0 | #334 | 18 | 8,539 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #341 | 3 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #350 | 2 | 5,378 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| BR | 0 | #358 | 3 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #359 | 1 | 8,829 |
| PT | Girls | 0 | #360 | 93 | 7,952 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #361 | 124 | 9,861 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| BO | 0 | #370 | 12 | 6,868 | |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| MX | 0 | #396 | 18 | 8,339 | |
| CL | 0 | #400 | 12 | 6,867 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #409 | 1,746 | 17,781 |
| France | Girls | 2015 | #411 | 3 | 3,223 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #429 | 1 | 13,098 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #453 | 502 | 14,098 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #464 | 47 | 6,731 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #472 | 142 | 9,488 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #472 | 34 | 7,500 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #492 | 41 | 11,342 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #496 | 20 | 19,177 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #503 | 97 | 8,289 |
| CO | 0 | #504 | 7 | 7,768 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #505 | 1 | 9,305 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #522 | 2 | 11,913 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #539 | 514 | 14,861 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #544 | 4 | 10,981 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #559 | 2 | 11,671 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #567 | 704 | 16,140 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #575 | 1 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #595 | 3 | 20,968 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #629 | 4 | 18,916 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #643 | 3 | 11,648 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| IT | 0 | #683 | 32 | 4,183 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #684 | 1,089 | 9,415 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #696 | 5 | 13,390 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #749 | 38 | 15,093 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #827 | 12 | 4,949 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #834 | 150 | 5,561 |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #854 | 88 | 12,708 |
| United States | Girls | 2023 | #909 | 6 | 8,600 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #911 | 10 | 15,656 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #918 | 18 | 25,931 |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #920 | 7 | 14,506 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #944 | 12 | 5,933 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #951 | 32 | 16,355 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #1,001 | 1 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 5 | 14,742 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,069 | 4 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,081 | 61 | 25,928 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,271 | 2 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,691 | 1 | 28,008 |
Ernestina is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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