Danish

Proper noun

Erna

1. A female given name, a feminine form of 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

Erna f

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Erna: Ernuson
• daughter of Erna: Ernudóttir

Declension

German

Etymology

Short form of Ernesta and Ernestina, Latinate feminine forms of Ernst.

Proper noun

Erna

1. A female given name.

Usage notes

• Popular in Germany around 1900.

Norwegian

Etymology

From German Erna. Recorded in Norway since the 18th century.

Proper noun

Erna

1. A female given name.

Swedish

Etymology

From German Erna. First recorded in Sweden in 1697.

Proper noun

Erna

1. A female given name.

Turkish

Proper noun

Erna

1. A female given name

Dutch

Adverb

erna

1. pronominal adverb form of na + het

Inflection

Anagrams

• nare