Ernie
Short for Ernest
Ernie is a familiar form of Ernest, used as a given name in its own right.
The name carries a friendly, unpretentious quality—more approachable than the formal Ernest.
Ernie appears in various cultural contexts: Bert and Ernie on Sesame Street, Ernie Banks in baseball.
In British slang, ERNIE (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment) is the machine that selects Premium Bond winners.
Muppet
Masculine name, often shortened
- Sesame StreetEducational children's television program
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- striped shirtGarment with alternating color bands
- giggleSoft, silly vocalization
bathtub · bedroom · unibrow · best friend · puppeteer · Jim Henson · Frank Oz · children's television
Bert
Masculine name, often shortened
- Sesame StreetEducational children's television program
- banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument
- striped shirtGarment with alternating color bands
giggle · bathtub · bedroom · unibrow · best friend · puppeteer · Jim Henson · Frank Oz · children's television
nickname
Informal substitute name
Hemingway · friendly · casual · diminutive
- Puppetspuppet, finger puppet, hand puppet, marionette, sock puppet
- Sesame StreetBig Bird, Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Bert
- Cartoon CharactersMickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny, SpongeBob, Tom, Scooby-Doo
- Ernest Hemingway
- Bert and ErnieIconic children's show duo
- Ernie and BertPuppet roommate pair
- Ernest Shackleton
- Ernie Banks
- Ernie Hudson