Ernest vs Ernie - What's the difference?
ernest | ernie | Related terms |
; popular in the 19th century.
* 1895 Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest :
* 1980 P.D.James: Innocent Blood :
The name of the machine that draws random premium bond numbers in the United Kingdom.
Ernie is a related term of ernest.
As proper nouns the difference between ernest and ernie
is that ernest is a given name derived from Germanic; popular in the 19th century while Ernie is a diminutive of the male given name Ernest.As a noun ernest
is obsolete form of lang=en.As an acronym ERNIE is
the name of the machine that draws random premium bond numbers in the United Kingdom.ernest
English
Proper noun
(en proper noun)- GWENDOLEN. --, and my ideal has always been to love someone in the name of Ernest . There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence.
- "What's his name, your boyfriend?" "Ernest. Ernest' Hemingway." The name was received in disparaging silence. Marlene said: "You wouldn't get me going out with a feller called '''Ernest'''. My granddad was ' Ernest ."