Meanings
- A female given name, variant of Ernestine.
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, →OCLC2 more examples
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, →OCLCMiss Ernestina Sylvia Palumbo and G. E. Kidder Smith Jr. of San Francisco plan to marry in France in March at Marly‐le‐Roi, near Paris. Their engagement has been made known by the parents of the future bride, Mr. and Mrs. James Bolton Palumbo.
1970 January 31, “Miss Palumbo, G.E.K. Smith Jr. Plan Marriage”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Origin
- Italian, Portuguese, and SpanishErnestina
- EnglishErnestina
From Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Ernestina. By surface analysis, Ernest + -ina. Piecewise doublet of Ernestine.
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