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Erna

American  
[ur-nuh] / ˈɜr nə /

noun

  1. a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”


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"Road access is mostly cut off in flood-affected areas," 29-year-old Erna Mardhiah said as she joined a long queue at a petrol station in Banda Aceh.

From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025

If the 2025 election were to show a similar outcome, the centre-left block would lose its majority, positioning Conservative Party leader Erna Solberg, who ruled Norway from 2013 to 2021, for a comeback.

From Reuters ● Sep. 11, 2023

Erna Solberg, a former prime minister now in opposition, said it was “stupid that a justice minister, who’s responsible for security laws, has installed TikTok on her work phone.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023

Erna Solberg, a former PM of Norway, who chose to fund much of the commission's early work, says working with Gordon Brown had several obvious upsides.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2022

Somewhere behind the locked door in my mind, I heard the echo of Erna Kleist’s stringent voice: Not that one.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

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