Is Ernie acceptable in 2022?

[RainCheckMate]

Will Ernie lead to teasing or is it no different to other nickname names like Archie and Alfie?

Are there any names other than Ernest where Ernie could be the NN?

Two Ton Ted from Teddington is better

Always reminds me of Ernie the Creaming Tortoise from Shooting Stars. It's a bit unfortunate.

Wouldn't bat an eyelid to meet baby Ernie at all
a friend of a friend had an Ernie recently

It's fine.

I know a couple of Ernies. One is a teen. I like it.

Ernie is an ugly, wormy name. Hideous!

My DS11 is an Ernest/Ernie.
Shackleton, Hemingway, Che Guevara rather than sesame street & benny hill.
His name has always been a positive talking point, he has an 'ordinary' middle name he might choose to use as he gets older, but I doubt it.

There's a Finnish/Estonian boys' name Erno - same roots and meaning as Ernest/Ernst, I think. Might be an option if you don't want Ernie as the formal full name and don't want Ernest/Ernst. I've not seen it used in the UK but it could fit in well with popular names like Arlo, Hugo, Milo, Theo, etc.

I don't like it at all, but I do quite like Ernest, and as someone said Ern for short would be ok.

Ernie & Bert are too well known still imo

Also Ern sounds like Urn.

Ernest seems to be v popular.

I would call him that rather than just Ernie.. it’s sweet, but it’s.. very sweet, a bit like Herbie or Artie, he might want something a bit more grown up.

Not for me very Ernie and Bert.

My two Uncle Ernests were each called Ern.

I like it.

Horrible unattractive name.
Dont do it!

You beat me to it

Not to my taste but I wouldn’t think anything of a baby called Ernie. Lots of ‘old man’ names are in at the moment. I know babies called Stanley, Percy, Albert, Frank etc and I think Ernie fits well with that trend.

I think is fine as a name, just reminds me of Underground Ernie which was a train show on cbeebies in the mid 00s with a weirdly catchy theme tune

Think it's OK but don't know why you'd pick it out of all the names that exist.

No

Is Ernie acceptable in 2022?

Provided you are planning to add a 'Bert' at a later date, yes.

No it's an awful name for a child...

It's cute but makes me think of Benny Hill. I know an Erti though and I like that.

Probably to younger folk but as a late 70s born bairn I've got the fastest milk cart in the West going through my head too 😬

I never even thought of Bert and Ernie.

Yep Fastest Milk Cart in the West for me too.
Great song.