Earnestine

Earnestine: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “serious, resolute”
Origin: Germanic
Say it: ur-NES-teen · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

Feminine form of Ernest, from Germanic Ernst. It reflects the same sense of seriousness and determination as Ernestina and Ernestine.

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How popular is Earnestine?

20240 per million US babies

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Babies named Earnestine in 20240

Peak year1940

Total US babies since 188016,133

Earnestine was not given to enough US babies in 2024 to appear in the records.

Names like Earnestine

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Ernestserious; resolute · Germanic
Ernestoserious, resolute · Germanic
Earnestserious, sincere · English
Ernieserious, resolute · English
Ernestineserious, resolute · Germanic
Emmawhole, universal · Germanic
Ameliawork · Germanic
Ellaall, completely · Germanic

Earnestine questions

What does the name Earnestine mean?

Earnestine means "serious, resolute". It comes from Germanic. Feminine form of Ernest, from Germanic Ernst. It reflects the same sense of seriousness and determination as Ernestina and Ernestine.

Is Earnestine a boy or girl name?

Earnestine is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Earnestine?

Earnestine was given to fewer than 5 babies of either sex in 2024; its peak year was 1940.

How do you pronounce Earnestine?

Earnestine is usually pronounced ur-NES-teen.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.