Ernie

See also: ERNIE, ernie, and érnie

English

Etymology

From Ernest +‎ -ie.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɝni/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ni
  • Homophones: Earnie, ERNIE, yrneh

Proper noun

Ernie

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
    • 2012 May 6, Eoghan Macguire, “Beauty trumps beast in conservation efforts”, in CNN‎[1]:
      “People have biases towards species that are glamorous,” said Dr. Ernie Small, author of the study and taxonomist for Agriculture Canada.

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