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Erna

See also: erna, eRNA, and -erna

Danish

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Proper noun

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Erna

  1. a female given name, a feminine form of Ernst

References

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  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 20 136 females with the given name Erna have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Faroese

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Proper noun

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Erna f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

  • son of Erna: Ernuson
  • daughter of Erna: Ernudóttir

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Erna
Accusative Ernu
Dative Ernu
Genitive Ernu

German

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Etymology

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Short form of Ernesta and Ernestina, Latinate feminine forms of Ernst.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Erna

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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  • Popular in Germany around 1900.

Norwegian

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Etymology

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From German Erna. Recorded in Norway since the 18th century.

Proper noun

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Erna

  1. a female given name

Swedish

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Etymology

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From German Erna. First recorded in Sweden in 1697.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Erna c (genitive Ernas)

  1. a female given name

Anagrams

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Turkish

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Proper noun

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Erna

  1. a female given name
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