Ernie

See also: ERNIE, ernie, and érnie

English

Etymology

From Ernest + -ie.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɝni/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)ni
• Homophones: Earnie, ERNIE, yrneh

Proper noun

Ernie

1. A diminutive of the male given name Ernest.
   • 2012 May 6, Eoghan Macguire, “Beauty trumps beast in conservation efforts”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     “People have biases towards species that are glamorous,” said Dr. Ernie Small, author of the study and taxonomist for Agriculture Canada.

Anagrams

• Irene, Ierne, irene, NEERI