Erna

erna eRNA -erna Danish Proper noun da proper noun da female, a feminine form of da Ernst References 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 Proper noun fo proper noun f fo female Usage notes f Ernuson Ernudóttir Declension Erna Ernu Ernu Ernu German Etymology Short form of de Ernesta and de Ernestina, Latinate feminine forms of de Ernst. Pronunciation de De-Erna.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Proper noun de proper noun de female Usage notes Popular in Germany around 1900. Norwegian Bokmål Erna (given name),no:Erna Etymology nb de Erna, a short form of de Ernestine and de Ernesta, feminine names derived from de Ernst, ultimately from nb goh ernust serious, earnest. 18th century in Norway. The name is identical in form to Old Norse non Erna, the name of Jarl's wife in the poem Rígsþula, traditionally connected with non ern brisk, vigorous, hale. It is uncertain whether this Old Norse name independently influenced modern Norwegian usage. Compare da Erna and sv Erna female given names. Pronunciation nb /ˈæːr.nɑ/ [ˈæːɳɑ] nb æːrnɑ 2 nb Er na Proper noun nb proper noun nb female German < Old High German. Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Erna is 2 March, shared with nb Ernst. The name had its strongest period of use in Norway from approximately 1915 to 1930. Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 1,550 women in Norway had nb Erna as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Navn”, Statistics Norway; 2025 data. References “Erna – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon. “Erna” at Nordic Names. Anagrams nb aenr aner Arne rane Swedish Etymology From sv de Erna. First recorded in Sweden in 1697. Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Erna.wav Proper noun c sv female Anagrams sv aenr Arne Enar aren enar eran rean rena Turkish Pronunciation tr Proper noun tr female