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Ernestine Rose (1810 – 1892) was a suffragist, abolitionist, and freethinker who has been called the “first Jewish feminist.” She was active in England and the United States. Her career spanned from the 1830s to the 1870s, making her a contemporary to the more famous suffragists Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Largely forgotten in contemporary discussions of the American women's rights movement, she was one of its major intellectual forces in nineteenth-century America. Her relationship with Judaism is a debated motivation for her advocacy. Although less well remembered than her fellow suffragists and abolitionists, in 1996, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame, and in 1998 the Ernestine Rose Society was founded to “revive the legacy of this important early nineteenth century reformer by recognizing her pioneering role in the first wave of feminism.”.
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This was my birth name, but I was called Erni. I didn't like Ernestine. Maybe it's because it was used for me only at school and the doctor's office, both of which places I didn't like. But as I've grown older the name has grown on me. I changed my name a long time ago, but I'm considering adding Ernestine back as a middle name.
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Ernestine Fu is an American venture capital investor and author.
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Ernestine Bonita Mabo AO, known as Bonita Mabo (c. 1943 - 2018), was an Australian educator and activist for Aboriginal Australians, Torres Strait Islanders, and Australian South Sea Islanders. She was the wife of the Torres Strait Islander and land rights activist for indigenous Australians Eddie Mabo. She was an Australian South Sea Islander of Ni-Vanuatu descent whose ancestors were "blackbirded" to work in the sugar cane industry in Queensland.
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I like Ernestine, which is strange because I don't feel the same way about Ernest. But Ernestine sounds charming and classic and personable, so much better than more modern names you hear out there like Braelyn, Hadleigh, Poppy, Kaydence and the like. Ugh. Ernestine sounds vintage, but pretty. A good choice.
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Usually, I HATE feminized forms of male names, but I like this one. Sounds grandmotherly and child-like at the same time. It's cute. Pretty long though. I think it makes for a nice middle name.
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An awful name. I'm not big on feminized forms of male names in general, but feminized forms of *ugly* male names are even worse!
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I have been loving Ernestine lately. While it doesn't sound the most modern, I appreciate names like that, plus the variety of nicknames is nice. I like it a lot more than Ernest. I feel the same about Eugenie, which is strange.
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Ettie, Etta, Essie, Ness/Nessie, Tess or Tina could be nicknames.
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Very old fashioned, reminds me of a granny.
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I love the name Ernestine. It was my grandmother's name who I was very close to until she passed away. I plan on making it the middle name of my first daughter. Plus, it goes great with the first name I would like to use for my daughter, Briar.
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Ernestine Jane Geraldine Russell was the birth name of American actress Jane Russell.
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Heh, this name is a guilty pleasure of mine. I think it's cute.
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The German pronunciation is er-nes-TEE-nə. [noted -ed]
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I've always loved this name. There's just something sweet, charming, soft, and old-fashioned about it. I would not hesitate at using it on a child of mine, as either a forename or a middle name.
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A famous bearer is American blues/jazz singer Ernestine Anderson (born November 11, 1928). Referred to as "the best-kept jazz secret in the land" by TIME magazine in 1959, she's noted for a number of award-winning recording over a five-decade career, including "The Toast of the Nation's Critics", "Never Make Your Move Too Soon", and "Blues, Dues & Love News", amongst many others.
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The co-author of "Cheaper by the Dozen" and "Belles on Their Toes," Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, was the third of twelve children born to Frank and Lillian Gilbreth.
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