Erno

See also: Ernő

English

Etymology

Probably an Americanized spelling of French Arnaud or a variant of German Erne.

Proper noun

Erno (plural Ernos)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Erno is the 52736^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 393 individuals. Erno is most common among White (94.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Erno”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 533.

Estonian

Etymology

Short form of Ernst (“Ernest”).

Proper noun

Erno

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Erni
• Ernits
• Ernst

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Ernesti (“Ernest”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈerno/, [ˈe̞rno̞]
• Rhymes: -erno
• Syllabification^(key): Er‧no
• Hyphenation^(key): Er‧no

Proper noun

Erno

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Erno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Erno	Ernot
genitive		Ernon	Ernojen
partitive		Ernoa	Ernoja
illative		Ernoon	Ernoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Erno	Ernot
accusative	nom.	Erno	Ernot
	gen.	Ernon
genitive		Ernon	Ernojen
partitive		Ernoa	Ernoja
inessive		Ernossa	Ernoissa
elative		Ernosta	Ernoista
illative		Ernoon	Ernoihin
adessive		Ernolla	Ernoilla
ablative		Ernolta	Ernoilta
allative		Ernolle	Ernoille
essive		Ernona	Ernoina
translative		Ernoksi	Ernoiksi
abessive		Ernotta	Ernoitta
instructive		—	Ernoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Erno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ernoni Ernoni accusative nom. Ernoni Ernoni gen. Ernoni genitive Ernoni Ernojeni partitive Ernoani Ernojani inessive Ernossani Ernoissani elative Ernostani Ernoistani illative Ernooni Ernoihini adessive Ernollani Ernoillani ablative Ernoltani Ernoiltani allative Ernolleni Ernoilleni essive Ernonani Ernoinani translative Ernokseni Ernoikseni abessive Ernottani Ernoittani instructive — — comitative — Ernoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ernosi Ernosi accusative nom. Ernosi Ernosi gen. Ernosi genitive Ernosi Ernojesi partitive Ernoasi Ernojasi inessive Ernossasi Ernoissasi elative Ernostasi Ernoistasi illative Ernoosi Ernoihisi adessive Ernollasi Ernoillasi ablative Ernoltasi Ernoiltasi allative Ernollesi Ernoillesi essive Ernonasi Ernoinasi translative Ernoksesi Ernoiksesi abessive Ernottasi Ernoittasi instructive — — comitative — Ernoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ernomme Ernomme accusative nom. Ernomme Ernomme gen. Ernomme genitive Ernomme Ernojemme partitive Ernoamme Ernojamme inessive Ernossamme Ernoissamme elative Ernostamme Ernoistamme illative Ernoomme Ernoihimme adessive Ernollamme Ernoillamme ablative Ernoltamme Ernoiltamme allative Ernollemme Ernoillemme essive Ernonamme Ernoinamme translative Ernoksemme Ernoiksemme abessive Ernottamme Ernoittamme instructive — — comitative — Ernoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ernonne Ernonne accusative nom. Ernonne Ernonne gen. Ernonne genitive Ernonne Ernojenne partitive Ernoanne Ernojanne inessive Ernossanne Ernoissanne elative Ernostanne Ernoistanne illative Ernoonne Ernoihinne adessive Ernollanne Ernoillanne ablative Ernoltanne Ernoiltanne allative Ernollenne Ernoillenne essive Ernonanne Ernoinanne translative Ernoksenne Ernoiksenne abessive Ernottanne Ernoittanne instructive — — comitative — Ernoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ernonsa Ernonsa accusative nom. Ernonsa Ernonsa gen. Ernonsa genitive Ernonsa Ernojensa partitive Ernoaan Ernoansa Ernojaan Ernojansa inessive Ernossaan Ernossansa Ernoissaan Ernoissansa elative Ernostaan Ernostansa Ernoistaan Ernoistansa illative Ernoonsa Ernoihinsa adessive Ernollaan Ernollansa Ernoillaan Ernoillansa ablative Ernoltaan Ernoltansa Ernoiltaan Ernoiltansa allative Ernolleen Ernollensa Ernoilleen Ernoillensa essive Ernonaan Ernonansa Ernoinaan Ernoinansa translative Ernokseen Ernoksensa Ernoikseen Ernoiksensa abessive Ernottaan Ernottansa Ernoittaan Ernoittansa instructive — — comitative — Ernoineen Ernoinensa

Statistics

• Erno is the 296^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,473 male individuals (and as a middle name to 224 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• eron, nero

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrnɔ/

Proper noun

Erno m pers (genitive singular Erna, nominative plural Ernovia, declension pattern of chlap)

1. a diminutive of the male given name Ernest

Declension

Declension of Erno
(pattern chlap)

	singular	plural
nominative	Erno	Ernovia
genitive	Erna	Ernov
dative	Ernovi	Ernom
accusative	Erna	Ernov
locative	Ernovi	Ernoch
instrumental	Ernom	Ernami

Further reading

• “Ernest”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026