Ernie

[ ur-nee ]

noun
  1. a male given name, form of Ernest.

  2. a female given name, form of Ernestine.

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How to use Ernie in a sentence

  • I'll leave the uniforms and bat bag with you, too, and you can pile them on Ernie Langer's dray when he comes.

  • Ernie and I moon about all the evening and watch the others.

    The Celebrity at Home | Violet Hunt
  • Ernie told me a great deal about Lady Scilly after they had all gone in.

    The Celebrity at Home | Violet Hunt
  • Ernie (who is at Eton) says it is because he has nothing on, and only talks about stocks to please her.

    The Celebrity at Home | Violet Hunt
  • And when baby Ernest said, "Ernie love oo, tousin Rebie," she laughed a soft little laugh.

    My Treasure | Thomas W. Handford

British Dictionary definitions for Ernie

Ernie

/ (ˈɜːnɪ) /


noun
  1. (in Britain) a machine that randomly selects winning numbers of Premium Bonds

Origin of Ernie

1
C20: acronym of E lectronic R andom N umber I ndicator E quipment

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