A proper name commonly used for people, often short for Ernest; also famous as a Sesame Street character.
Ernie derives from the Germanic name Ernest, which comes from 'ernst' meaning 'serious' or 'resolute.' The name became popular in English through German and Scandinavian influence during the medieval period.
Ernie from Sesame Street became so iconic that a whole generation of kids learned the alphabet partly from a rubber duck-loving character—it's wild how fictional characters can become as real in our minds as actual people we know!
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