Ernie

[ur-nee]

noun

1. a male given name, form of Ernest.

2. a female given name, form of Ernestine.

Ernie

/ ˈɜːnɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ernie¹

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

Example Sentences

Isley, an up-and-coming R&B singer whose father is Ernie Isley of the Isley Brothers, calls Riperton “the prime example” of a voice that shows “the strength in restraint,” and indeed you can trace her influence through the softly confiding tone of music by Prince in the ’80s and Janet Jackson in the ’90s to modern-day songs like Isley’s dreamy “Good & Plenty” or Ravyn Lenae’s breathy pop hit “Love Me Not.”

From Los Angeles Times

"Lower-income households are almost tailor-made to be exposed to tariffs," said Ernie Tedeschi, director of economics at the Yale Budget Lab.

From BBC

Ernie Clement, boom, not again!

From Los Angeles Times

The deciding run scored when second baseman Ernie Clement drove Vesia’s first pitch over the wall in left field for this eighth homer of the season, ruining another splendid outing from starter Tyler Glasnow and a big offensive day from Shohei Ohtani, who reached base four times before striking out against reliever Mason Fluharty with the bases loaded in the ninth.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of that is from earlier uncertainty being resolved, said Ernie Tedeschi, director of economics at the Budget Lab at Yale University, who predicts the levies will shave about 0.8 percentage points off growth this year.

From BBC