ERNIE
British lottery machine
ERNIE is a nickname for Ernest, following the common English pattern of forming familiar names with -ie.
It's also a British acronym for Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment, the machine that selects winning Premium Bond numbers: Have you checked if ERNIE picked your number this month?
Spanish masculine name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- informalRelaxed, not official
- endearmentAffectionate word or phrase
- shortenedMade more concise
familiar · affectionate · boyish · old-fashioned · friendly · casual · Anglo-Saxon · vintage
Masculine name, often shortened
- puppetryManipulating figures for shows
- bathtubFixture for soaking
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
- playfulInclined toward fun
childlike · orange · felt · PBS · preschool · bananas · imagination · skit
Ernesto
Spanish masculine name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- informalRelaxed, not official
- endearmentAffectionate word or phrase
shortened · familiar · affectionate · boyish · old-fashioned · friendly · casual · Anglo-Saxon · vintage
Bert
Masculine name, often shortened
playful · childlike · orange · felt · PBS · preschool · bananas · imagination · skit · laughter
lottery
Randomized prize distribution
prize · UK · government · savings
Edmund
Male name, prosperity guardian
Elton · Emery · Emmett · Enoch · Ephraim · Everett · Ezekiel · Ezra · Albert · Bernie
ERNIEdeliberate choice
Decision made on purpose
panel of judges · merit-based selection · appointed · handpicked · curated
- Ernest Hemingway
- Bert and ErnieIconic children's show duo
- Ernie and BertPuppet roommate pair
- Ernest Shackleton
- Ernie Banks
- Ernie Hudson