Erna

Irish
"to know"

Erna Origin and Meaning

The name Erna is a girl's name of Irish origin meaning "to know".

That er sound -- as in Myrna, Myrtle, and Bernice -- sounds terminally dated.

# 864 in the US

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Erna Popularity

Famous People Named Erna

  • Erna Solberg28th Prime Minister of Norway
  • Erna AuerbachGerman,born artist & art historian
  • Erna DzebaBosnian singer
  • Erna Klummother of German,American model Heidi Klum
  • Erna PalicBosnian,American Miss Idaho USA 2012
  • Erna SteinbergGerman Olympic sprinter
  • Erna ViitolEstonian sculptor
  • Adelaide Erna Caroline Marie Elisabeth of SaxeMeiningen, Princess Adalbert of Prussia

Erna in Pop Culture

  • Ernafrom Norse mythology (mother of eleven sons by Jarl)
  • Ernafictional world in C. S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy
  • Erna Raidannual military exercise held in Estonia