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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 Erna is an unincorporated community in Menard County, Texas, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It con ...

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

People

Given name

* Erna Auerbach (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 (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 (born 1940), Jamaican writer, sociologist and activist * Erna Bürger (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 (1888–1964), American writer and historian * Erna Flegel (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 (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 Hit ...

(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. Er ...

(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 (1903–2006), American screenwriter *

Erna Lendvai-Dircksen Erna Lendvai-Dircksen (born Erna Katherina Wilhelmine Dircksen, 31 May 1883 – 8 May 1962) was a German photographer known for a series of volumes of portraits of rural individuals from throughout Germany. During the Third Reich, she also photo ...

(1883–1962), German photographer *

Erna Low Erna Low (28 July 1909 – 12 February 2002) was an Austrian Jewish businesswoman who settled in England and is best known for her work in the ski travel industry. Low has been cited as a pioneer in the development of the package holiday and ...

(1909–2002), Austrian businesswoman * Erna Mohr (1894–1968), German zoologist * Erna Morena (1885–1962), German actress * Erna Osland (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 (born 1912), Nazi concentration camp overseer * Erna Rosenstein (1913–2004), Polish surrealist painter * Erna Sack (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 (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 (1905–1983), German actress * Erna Siikavirta (born 1977), Finnish keyboard player * Erna Solberg (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 Erna Steinberg (also ''Erna Boeck''; 30 June 1911 – 21 April 2001) was a German track and field athlete who specialised in sprinting events. Born in Charlottenburg, she competed in the first ever women's 100 metres at the Olympics, held at the ...

(1911–2001), German Olympic sprinter *

Erna Steuri Erna Steuri (22 April 1917 – 25 November 2001)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 (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 Erna Visk (4 May 1910 – 20 April 1983) was an Estonian and Soviet politician. Erna Visk was born in Pärnu. Her father was Workers' United Front politician Jüri Visk, who served in the II Riigikogu. She was appointed Minister of Social S ...

(1910–1983), Estonian and Soviet policitcian * Erna Wallisch (1922–2008), alleged Nazi concentration camp guard *

Erna Weill Erna Weill (1904-1996) was an American German-Jewish sculptor known for her busts of 20th-century persons, in particular civil rights figures. Born Erna Helft in Frankfurt, Germany, she studied sculpture with Helene von Beckerath, a student of A ...

(1904–1996), American German-Jewish sculptor * Erna Woll (1917–2005), German composer *

Erna Beth Yackel Erna Beth Seecamp Yackel (February 13, 1939 – September 1, 2022) was an American college professor and math educator. She was a member of the faculty at Purdue University Northwest from 1984 to 2004. Early life and education Erna Beth was b ...

(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 o ...

(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''