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Erna

Irish
"to know"
Grace Royal
By Grace Royal
Updated Wed Mar 26 2025

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

Erna Rank in US Top 1000

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Popularity of the name Erna

Famous People Named Erna

  • Erna Solberg
    28th Prime Minister of Norway
  • Erna Auerbach
    German,born artist & art historian
  • Erna Dzeba
    Bosnian singer
  • Erna Klum
    mother of German,American model Heidi Klum
  • Erna Palic
    Bosnian,American Miss Idaho USA 2012
  • Erna Steinberg
    German Olympic sprinter
  • Erna Viitol
    Estonian sculptor
  • Adelaide Erna Caroline Marie Elisabeth of Saxe
    Meiningen, Princess Adalbert of Prussia

The name Erna in Pop Culture

  • Erna
    from Norse mythology (mother of eleven sons by Jarl)
  • Erna
    fictional world in C. S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy
  • Erna Raid
    annual military exercise held in Estonia

The name Erna in Nameberry Blog Posts