Erna may refer to: *

Erna (mythology) In Norse mythology according to the Eddic poem ''Rígsþula'', Erna was the mother of eleven sons by Jarl, the ancestors of the class of warriors in Norse society. Her father was Hersir A Hersir was a local Viking military commander of a ''hundred ...

, figure from Norse mythology *

Érna The Iverni (, ') were a people of early Ireland first mentioned in Ptolemy's 2nd century ''Geography'' as living in the extreme south-west of the island. He also locates a "city" called Ivernis (, ') in their territory, and observes that this se ...

, or Iverni, a people of medieval Ireland * ''Erna'' (moth), genus of moths in the family Erebidae *

Erna (planet) The Coldfire Trilogy is a science fiction/fantasy trilogy written by Celia S. Friedman. It includes: * ''Black Sun Rising'' (1991) * ''When True Night Falls'' (1993) * ''Crown of Shadows'' (1995). Synopsis The main events of the trilogy take ...

, fictional world in C. S. Friedman's Coldfire Trilogy *

Erna long-range reconnaissance group The Erna long-range reconnaissance group ( et, Erna luuregrupp) was a Finnish Army unit of Estonian volunteers, that fulfilled reconnaissance duties in Estonia behind Red Army lines during World War II. The unit was formed by Finnish military int ...

of World War II * Erna Raid, military exercise held annually in Estonia * Erna, Texas, unincorporated community in Menard County, Texas, United States *

406 Erna Erna (minor planet designation: 406 Erna), provisional designation , is a dark asteroid of the background population in the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 46 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by French astronomer Aug ...

, main belt asteroid *

Enhancer RNAs Enhancer RNAs (eRNAs) represent a class of relatively long non-coding RNA molecules (50-2000 nucleotides) transcribed from the DNA sequence of enhancer regions. They were first detected in 2010 through the use of genome-wide techniques such as RNA ...

Little Erna Little Erna (german: Klein Erna) is the butt of Little Erna jokes popular in Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, labe ...

, the butt of Little Erna jokes *, a German coaster in service 1922-46

People

Given name

Erna Auerbach Erna Auerbach (Frankfurt am Main 1897–London 1975) was a German-born artist and art historian best known for her work on artists of the Tudor-era in England. Biography She was the daughter of the painter Emma Kehrmann (1867-1958) and her fa ...

(1897–1975), German-born British artist and art historian *

Erna Barschak Erna Barschak was a German teacher of vocational education studies and a psychologist. One of her important works is an autobiography about her emigration from Nazi Germany to the US. Life Barschak was a leaned typist and bookkeeper and worked ...

(1888–1958), German teacher and psychologist *

Erna Baumbauer Erna Baumbauer (8 January 1919 – 30 January 2010) was a German casting agent. She has been called the "grand dame of German casting agents" by ''The Hollywood Reporter'' for her long career in the German film industry, which spanned decades. Sh ...

(1919–2010), German casting agent *

Erna Beilhardt Erna Beilhardt (February 1907 – 1999) was a German female guard at Stutthof concentration camp during the Holocaust. A member of the SS- Aufseherin, or overseer, Beilhardt was also a nurse affiliated with the German Red Cross during the last ...

, Nazi concentration camp guard and nurse *

Erna Berger Erna Berger (19 October 1900 – 14 June 1990) was a German lyric coloratura soprano. She was best known for her Queen of the Night and her Konstanze. Career Born in Dresden, Germany, Berger spent some years as a child in India and South Ameri ...

(1900–1990), German soprano *

Erna Björk Sigurðardóttir Erna Björk Sigurðardóttir (born 30 December 1982) is an Icelandic former footballer who played as a defender. She was part of Iceland's national team and competed in UEFA Women's Euro 2009. Erna captained Breiðablik. She retired after t ...

(born 1982), Icelandic footballer * Erna Bogen-Bogáti (1906–2002), Hungarian fencer *

Erna Braun Erna Braun is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2007 provincial election, in the electoral division of Rossmere. Braun is a member of the New Democratic Party The New Demo ...

, Canadian politician *

Erna Brinkman Erna Augusta Brinkman (born 25 March 1972 in Sneek, Friesland) is a retired volleyball player from the Netherlands, who represented her native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992. Brinkman was a member of the Netherla ...

(born 1972), Dutch volleyball player *

Erna Brodber Erna Brodber (born 20 April 1940) is a Jamaican writer, sociologist and social activist. She is the sister of writer Velma Pollard. Biography Born in the farming village of Woodside, Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica, she gained a B.A. from the Uni ...

(born 1940), Jamaican writer, sociologist and activist *

Erna Bürger Erna Bürger (26 July 1909 – 26 June 1958) was a German gymnast. She competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics ( German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad ( German: '' ...

(1909–1958), German gymnast *

Erna Fentsch Erna Fentsch (21 April 1909 – 26 November 1997) was a German actress and screenwriter. She appeared 18 films between 1932 and 1944. Selected filmography * ''A Man with Heart'' (1932) * ''The Tunnel'' (1933) * '' The Champion of Pontresin ...

(1909–1997), German actress and screenwriter *

Erna Fergusson Erna Fergusson (January 10, 1888 – July 30, 1964Remely, D. (1969) "Erna Fergusson", Austin, Texas: Stech-Vaughn Company.Sullivan, M.A. (2004). "Erna Fergusson", New Mexico Office of the State Historian. http://www.newmexicohistory.org/filedetail ...

(1888–1964), American writer and historian *

Erna Flegel Erna Flegel (11 July 1911 – 16 February 2006) was a German nurse. In late April 1945 she worked at the emergency casualty station at the Reich Chancellery in Berlin, and was one of the final occupants of the ''Führerbunker'' before she was cap ...

(1911–2006), German nurse *

Erna Friðriksdóttir Erna Friðriksdóttir (born 2 November 1987) is an Icelandic alpine skier. She competes in Paralympic alpine skiing, in the sitting category, using a monoski. She qualified to represent Iceland in alpine skiing at the 2010 Winter Paralym ...

(born 1987), Icelandic alpine skier *

Erna Frins Erna Martha Frins Pereira (born 31 December 1960) is a Uruguayan physicist. She works as a professor and researcher at the University of the Republic. She was president of the Uruguayan Physics Society from 2007 to 2011. In 2012 she won the Natio ...

(born 1960), Uruguayan physicist *

Erna Furman Erna Furman (born Erna Mary Popper June 14, 1926 – August 9, 2002) was an Austrian-born American child psychoanalyst, psychologist, and teacher. Biography Furman was born Erna Mary Popper in Vienna to a Jewish family. She was educated at t ...

(1926–2002), Austrian-American child psychologist *

Erna Gunther Erna Gunther (1896–1982) was an American anthropologist who taught for many years at the University of Washington in Seattle. Gunther's work on ethnobotany is still extensively consulted today. Biography Gunther graduated from Barnard College ...

(1896–1982), American anthropologist *

Erna Hanfstaengl Erna Hanfstaengl (October 31, 1885May 6, 1981), was the elder sister of Ernst ("Putzi") Hanfstaengl and was an acquaintance of Adolf Hitler. She also befriended Unity Mitford, who lived with Erna for a period. Romantic involvement with Hitler Hi ...

(1885–1981), German acquaintance of Adolf Hitler *

Erna Hennicot-Schoepges Erna Hennicot-Schoepges (born 24 July 1941 in Dudelange) is a Luxembourgish politician for the Christian Social People's Party. She was until 2009 a Member of the European Parliament, sitting as a CSV member of the European People's Party. Ern ...

(born 1941), Luxembourgish politician *

Erna Kelm Erna Kelm (July 21 1908 – June 11 1962) was a German woman who became the twenty-third known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Kelm tried to cross the border by swimming across the Havel river, but drowned during the attempt. Kelm was one of ...

(1912–1962), German woman killed trying to cross the Berlin Wall *

Erna Lazarus Erna Lazarus (June 16, 1903Massachusetts, Birth Records, 1840-1915 – February 19, 2006) was a screen and television writer from the 1930s through the 1960s. Lazarus, born in Boston, Massachusetts, was one of the founding members of the Scr ...

(1903–2006), American screenwriter * Erna Lendvai-Dircksen (1883–1962), German photographer * Erna Low (1909–2002), Austrian businesswoman *

Erna Mohr Erna W. Mohr (July 11, 1894September 10, 1968) was a German zoologist who made contributions to ichthyology and mammalogy. Mohr was long associated with the Zoological Museum Hamburg, where she was successively head of the Fish Biology Departmen ...

(1894–1968), German zoologist *

Erna Morena Erna Morena (born Ernestine Maria Fuchs, 24 April 1885 – 20 July 1962) was a German film actress, film producer, and screenwriter of the silent era. She appeared in 104 films between 1913 and 1951. Biography Ernestine Maria Fuchs was born int ...

(1885–1962), German actress *

Erna Osland Erna Osland (born 24 February 1951) is a Norwegian teacher and author of children's literature. She made her literary debut in 1987 with the youth's book ''Natteramnen''. She received the Norwegian Critics Prize for Best children's book in 1999 f ...

(born 1951), Norwegian teacher and author *

Erna Paris Erna Paris (6 May 1938 – 3 February 2022) was a Canadian non-fiction author. Biography Paris was born in Toronto to an essentially secular Jewish family. She was the niece of classical pianist Beth Lipkin. After earning a Bachelor of Arts de ...

, Canadian writer *

Erna Petermann Erna Petermann (born 1912, date of death unknown) was a high-ranking female overseer at two Nazi concentration camps during the closing months of World War II. Biography Little is known about Erna Petermann, other than that she trained at the m ...

(born 1912), Nazi concentration camp overseer *

Erna Rosenstein Erna Rosenstein (17 May 1913 – 10 November 2004) was a surrealist painter and poet. Biography She was the daughter of an Austrian-Jewish judge and Ukrainian mom. She was born in the town of Lemberg, Austria-Hungary. In 1918 they moved t ...

(1913–2004), Polish surrealist painter *

Erna Sack Erna Dorothea Luise Sack (née Weber; 6 February 18982 March 1972) was a German coloratura soprano, known as the German Nightingale for her high vocal range. Biography Erna Weber was born in Spandau, Berlin. As a child, her voice attracted atten ...

(1898–1972), German soprano *

Erna Scheffler Erna Scheffler, born Friedental and later Haßlacher (21 September 1893, in Wroclaw – 22 May 1983, in London) was a German senior judge. Education and early career Erna Friedental attended the girls' schools in Legnica and Wroclaw and gained ...

(1893–1983), German jurist *

Erna Schillig Erna Schillig (1900–1993) was a Switzerland, Swiss artist. As well as being is considered a pioneer of modern Central Swiss Textile arts, textile art, she is known for her murals in plaster technique, ''sgraffito'', and mosaic. Biography Schil ...

(1900–1993), Swiss painter. *

Erna Schilling Erna Schilling (1884 – 2 October 1945) was a German nightclub dancer and artist's model. The daughter of a proofreader for a publishing company, she was born in Berlin. When she was eighteen, she left home with her elder sister Gerda; the ...

(1884–1945), German nightclub dancer and artist's model. *

Erna Schneider Hoover Erna Schneider Hoover (born June 19, 1926) is an American mathematician notable for inventing a computerized telephone switching method which "revolutionized modern communication" according to several reports. It prevented system overloads by mon ...

(born 1926), American mathematician *

Erna Schürer Erna Schürer (born August 18, 1942) is an Italian actress, model and television hostess, sometimes credited as Erna Scheurer or Erna Schuler. Life and career Born in Naples as Emma Costantino, Schürer moved to Milan where began a career as g ...

, Italian actress *

Erna Sellmer Erna Elisabeth Dorothea Sellmer (19 June 1905 – 13 May 1983) was a German film actress. She was best known in the English-speaking world for her role as housekeeper Frau Gerber in the 1970s Swiss-Canadian television series '' George'' about a S ...

(1905–1983), German actress *

Erna Siikavirta Erna Inari Kaarina Siikavirta (born 8 October 1977) is a Finnish keyboard player. She is best known as a member of the rock band Lordi, which she joined in 1997 under the stage name Enary. She left the band in 2005, at the request of the other mem ...

(born 1977), Finnish keyboard player *

Erna Solberg Erna Solberg (; born 24 February 1961) is a Norwegian politician and the current Leader of the Opposition. She served as the 35th prime minister of Norway from 2013 to 2021, and has been Leader of the Conservative Party since May 2004. Solberg w ...

(born 1961), Norwegian politician *

Erna Sondheim Erna Sondheim (17 February 1904 – 9 January 2008) was a German fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1928 Summer Olympics. See also * List of centenarians (sportspeople) The following is a list of centenarian ...

(1904–2008), German fencer *

Erna Spoorenberg Erna Spoorenberg, Huberdina Aletta Spoorenberg as real name, (11 April 192518 March 2004) was a Dutch soprano. She was born in Yogyakarta, Java, Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). As a child, she studied the violin and singing. At the age of 14, ...

(1925–2004), Dutch soprano * Erna Steinberg (1911–2001), German Olympic sprinter * Erna Steuri (1917–2001), Swiss alpine skier *

Erna Tauro Erna Tauro, née Pergament (16 August 1916 Viipuri4 June 1993 Stockholm), was a Finnish-Swedish pianist and composer. Biography Erna Tauro was born in Viipuri, daughter of Isak Pergament and Rifka (née Rosenthal), and niece of composers Moses ...

(1916–1993), Finnish-Swedish pianist and composer *

Erna Viitol Erna Viitol (née Erna Juhanson; 10 May 1920 – 11 November 2001) was an Estonian sculptor. Biography Viitol was born into a family of farmers in Ala, Lõve Parish (now in Tõrva Parish), Valga County. She traveled to Stockholm, Sweden to stu ...

(1920–2001), Estonian sculptor *

Erna Villmer Erna Villmer (also Willmer; 1 March 1889 in Tallinn – 16 June 1965 in Tallinn) was an Estonian actress. Early life Erna Villmer was born in 1889 on February 17 in Tallinn. Father Juhan Villmer was from Paldisk, mother Anette Krusbach was fr ...

(1889–1965), Estonian actress * Erna Visk (1910–1983), Estonian and Soviet policitcian * Erna Wallisch (1922–2008), alleged Nazi concentration camp guard * Erna Weill (1904–1996), American German-Jewish sculptor *

Erna Woll Erna Woll (23 March 1917 – 7 April 2005) was a German composer, church musician and author. Life Erna Woll was born in St. Ingbert in the Saar. She studied music from 1936 to 1938 at the Evangelisches Kirchenmusikalisches Institut Heidelberg ...

(1917–2005), German composer * Erna Beth Yackel (1939–2022), American mathematics educator

Surname

* Jeff Erna, American drummer *

Sully Erna Salvatore Paul Erna Jr. (born February 7, 1968) is an American singer, musician, and songwriter, best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for rock band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player, drummer, and percussionist, performing these ...

(born 1968), American musician and member of Godsmack

Pen-name

Anna van Gogh-Kaulbach Anna Maria van Gogh-Kaulbach (31 December 1869 – 28 January 1960) was a Dutch writer and translator. She published a number of works under the pen names Wilhelmina Reynbach, Erna, Mac Peter and Wata. Biography The daughter of Frans Ludwig E ...

(1869-1960), Dutch writer, wrote as ''Erna''