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Ernestina

Ernestina proper noun: a female given name, variant of Ernestine.

Proper noun

Ernestina

  1. A female given name, variant of Ernestine.
    • Mr. and Mrs. Courtney P. Brown of Trenton are entertaining a house party this week-end. Their guests include Miss Ernestina Carson of Leonia, Miss Maude Mills of Florence, N. C.; […]1928 March 3, “Notes of Social Activities in New York and Elsewhere: New York”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
    • Our leading man, Mr. Charles Smithson, is looking forward to an excellent marriage to Miss Ernestina Freeman, the fair daughter of a wealthy tradesman.1969 November 10, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, “On the Third Try, John Fowles Connects”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin of Ernestina

From Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Ernestina. By surface analysis, Ernest + -ina. Piecewise doublet of Ernestine.

Questions about Ernestina

What does Ernestina mean?
Ernestina means a female given name, variant of Ernestine.
What part of speech is Ernestina?
Ernestina is a proper noun.

Words near Ernestina in the dictionary

  1. erned
  2. Ernei
  3. ernes
  4. ernest
  5. Ernesta
  6. Ernestina
  7. Ernestine
  8. Ernestinovo
  9. Ernesto
  10. Erney
  11. Erneys

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