Erni is both a given name, often a short form of

Ernest Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic languages, Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman ...

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Erni Arneson Erni Arneson (12 September 1917 – 8 December 2006) was a Danish film actress. She appeared in 25 films between 1942 and 2006. She was born in Århus, Denmark and died in Copenhagen, Denmark. Filmography *'' Baby på eventyr'' - 1942 *'' ...

(1917–2006), Danish actress * Erni Cabat (1914–1994), American artist * Erni Gregorčič (born 1976), Slovenian powerlifter * Erni Hiir (1900–1989), Estonian poet and translator *

Erni Krusten Erni Krusten (30 April 1900 – 16 June 1984) was an Estonian writer. He was born Ernst Krustein in Muraste, Harku Parish, in a gardening family, and worked as a gardener himself. In 1920 he began to pursue writing and his first book was pu ...

(1900–1984), Estonian writer * Erni Maissen (born 1958), Swiss footballer *

Erni Mangold Erni Mangold (sometimes ''Ernie'' or ''Erna;'' born as Erna Goldmann on 25 January 1927) is an Austrian actress and stage director. Since 1948, she had appeared in more than 75 films and TV productions. Life Goldmann was born into a family of ar ...

, Austrian actress and stage director born Erna Goldmann (born 1927) *Erni Singerl, actress who played Erni Käslinger, one of the main characters of '' Heidi und Erni'', a German 1990 television series

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* Barbara Erni (1743–1785), Liechtenstein thief, the last person to be executed by Liechtenstein *

Hans Erni Hans Erni (February 21, 1909 – March 21, 2015) was a Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor. Born in Lucerne, the third of eight siblings, to a cabin cruiser engineer, he studied art at the Académie Julian in Par ...

(1909–2015), Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor *

Lorenz Erni Lorenz Erni (born 1950 in Zürich) is a Swiss lawyer and a partner at the Zürich law firm of Eschmann & Erni. He studied at the University of Zürich, the University of Hamburg (Germany), and obtained a doctorate of law in 1974. He specializes in ...

(born 1950), Swiss lawyer

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