The first name Ernestine

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About the first name Ernestine

Meaning

The name Ernestine is a form related to Ernest and shares its traditional meaning: “serious,” “resolute,” or “battle” in traditional interpretations.

Historical origin

Ernestine belongs to the same name family as Ernest. The name Ernest comes from Germanic Ernust, related to the English word earnest and cognate forms.

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In archival records, Ernestine may coexist with Ernest or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:er-nes-tinɛʁnɛst.in

Frequency of the first name Ernestine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Ernestine by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ErnestineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Ernestine in baptisms by year.10075502501800182618521878190419301800–1804 2 baptisms1805–1809 2 baptisms1815–1819 2 baptisms1825–1829 6 baptisms1840–1844 4 baptisms1850–1854 8 baptisms1855–1859 8 baptisms1860–1864 6 baptisms1865–1869 26 baptisms1870–1874 44 baptisms1875–1879 52 baptisms1880–1884 56 baptisms1885–1889 50 baptisms1890–1894 28 baptisms1895–1899 58 baptisms1900–1904 26 baptisms1905–1909 16 baptisms1910–1914 14 baptisms1915–1919 8 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1930–1934 4 baptisms

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