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Ernestine

American  
[ur-nuh-steen] / ˈɜr nəˌstin /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Ernest.


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He has a confidential deal with the descendants of Ernestine Klein, the original owner who died in 1973.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Within months of her 1836 arrival in New York, Ernestine Rose, a Polish-born rabbi’s daughter, began traveling around the United States condemning women’s subjugation, economic inequality, organized religion, and chattel slavery.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

Bayless, who currently hosts his own podcast, “The Skip Bayless Show” on YouTube, married media relations expert Ernestine Sclafani in 2016.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

If Ernestine Crump were a Hollywood actress, she would change her name to something suitably alluring.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

The skits, written originally by Anne and Ernestine, never varied much, so we could give them without rehearsal.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey