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Ernestina

Ernestina means “serious, resolute” (French origin). 3,628 US babies since 1940, peak 1947.

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What it means

“serious, resolute”

FrenchForm of Ernestine

In US birth records

Peak year: 1947

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3,628 US babies were named Ernestina between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Ernestina (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Name twins (peaked around 1947)