Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ernesta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ernes-ta
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Italian, masculine equivalent Ernest.

Example Sentences

"Mrs. ERNESTA STEVENS CARLETON. wife of Dr. Spencer Carleton, died on Tuesday at her home. 71 West Fiftieth Street, in her thirty-first year. She was a daughter of Edwin Stevens of Lexington, Ky."
"Miss Ernesta Drinker, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sandwith Drinker of Merion, was married this afternoon to Frederic L. Ballard Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ballard of Chestnut Hill, by the Rev. Richard T. Lyford in St. Asaph Church in Bala-Cynwyd."

Etymology

From Italian Ernesta. By surface analysis, Ernest + -a.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: Ernesta

Questions

What does ernesta mean?: A female given name from Italian, masculine equivalent Ernest.
Where does ernesta come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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