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Ernestine

American  
[ur-nuh-steen] / ˈɜr nəˌstin /

noun

  1. a female given name: derived from Ernest.


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He has a confidential deal with the descendants of Ernestine Klein, the original owner who died in 1973.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Within months of her 1836 arrival in New York, Ernestine Rose, a Polish-born rabbi’s daughter, began traveling around the United States condemning women’s subjugation, economic inequality, organized religion, and chattel slavery.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

Her name, I would learn later, was Ernestine Eckstein.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2024

Musical icons have been part of Garfield jazz — including Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones and Ernestine Anderson.

From Seattle Times • May 1, 2023

Ernestine held up the little finger of her right hand.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey