1) Comic operator 2) English girl name 3) Feminine given name 4) Lily Tomlin portrayal 5) Schumann-Heink 
a female given name: derived from Ernest.
Ernestine is an English name for girls. The meaning is `honest, serious` The name Ernestine is most commonly given to French girls. (25 times more often than to American girls.) Use for the other sex: Ernest, Erna The name sounds like: Arnessa, Arnice