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Ernie

American  
[ur-nee] / ˈɜr ni /

noun

  1. a male given name, form of Ernest.

  2. a female given name, form of Ernestine.


Ernie British  
/ ˈɜːnɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of Ernie

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

Example Sentences

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According to listing agent Ernie Carswell, of Sotheby’s International Realty, the actor was also the one who gave the property its exotic moniker.

From MarketWatch

He said his plan is to get “as well as I possibly can” over the summer so he can promote his new movie “Ernie & Emma” this fall.

From Los Angeles Times

Cutting to the present, Sam Raimi’s daughter Emma appears as the character Tatyana in Campbell’s “Ernie & Emma,” as does another Raimi brother, Ted.

From Los Angeles Times

Baidu has gone all-in on artificial intelligence in recent years, launching its Ernie large-language model and plowing money into its cloud business.

From Barron's

Baidu has gone all-in on artificial intelligence in recent years, launching its Ernie large-language model and plowing money into its cloud business.

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