Baby name
Erno
/ER · noh/
Meaning
“Serious or resolute”
Hungarian diminutive of Ernest, from Germanic 'Ernust' meaning 'serious' or 'resolute', adapted into distinctly Hungarian form.
How it ages.
Erno peaked in early 20th-century Hungary and signals generational connection to the interwar period.
The cultural moment.
Erno remains rare, chosen primarily by elderly parents honoring family tradition since 1990.