Meaning & origin
What it means
As an English surname, it goes back to a word meaning “eagle.”
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Where it comes from
As an English surname, it goes back to a word meaning “eagle”.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Erne as a surname is a short form of Arnold.
Erne’s family of names
In English usage, Erne as a surname is a short form of Arnold. In German usage, Erne has a related form in Erna. In English usage, Erne shares an earlier linguistic root with Arnold.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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