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Ernest?

44 replies

TinaTraybake · 10/10/2020 21:18

What are your opinions on Ernest nn Ernie?

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overthemountainsandfaraway · 11/10/2020 19:49

I've always liked it!

Scoobygang7 · 11/10/2020 15:03

I love it. I am bias though my youngest has 2 middle names and the first one is Ernest after my grandad.

toiletpaper · 11/10/2020 14:44

Absolutely awful sorry, it reminds me of ear wax

FizzyGreenWater · 11/10/2020 14:38

Really ugly sorry.

And not even interesting ugly. Just boring!

VenusClapTrap · 11/10/2020 14:32

Great name. Dd has a crush on an Ernie in the year above her.

AllPlayedOut · 10/10/2020 23:57

It's an incredibly ugly name.

Auto · 10/10/2020 23:46

I'm not keen, but I like some of the other older E names like Eric and Edwin.

alexdgr8 · 10/10/2020 23:26

yes, yes, a fine name.
and there's a whole play that he can enjoy later, all about the importance of being ernest

monkeyonthetable · 10/10/2020 23:22

I love it.

Hazelgood · 10/10/2020 23:18

Love it Smile

unicornparty · 10/10/2020 23:15

It's awful sorry.

DramaAlpaca · 10/10/2020 23:15

Horrible name. Sorry, OP.

Firebird83 · 10/10/2020 22:46

I like it!

Kanaloa · 10/10/2020 21:39

I really like Ernest. I don’t love Ernie as much as the full name but it’s fine as a nickname.

percypetulant · 10/10/2020 21:23

The fastest milkman in the West.

RuthW · 10/10/2020 21:22

Love it

IHaveBrilloHair · 10/10/2020 21:22

Alfie/Artie/Ernie/Albie etc.
They just blend into one.

katy1213 · 10/10/2020 21:20

Resentful - my one and only premium bond has never come up.

motherofsnortpigs · 10/10/2020 21:20

Love it. It’s one of my Ds’s middle names

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