Ern is a given name and nickname. Notable people with the name include:
Ern Baxter (1914 - 1993), Canadian Pentecostal evangelist
Ern Condon, Canadian politician
Ern Klauer (1870 - 1915), South African engineer, trades-unionist, and politician
Ern Pedler (1914 - 1989), horseman and writer
Ern Phang (born 1976), Australian solicitor
Ern Westmore (1904 - 1967), Hollywood make-up artist and actor
Ern Wilmot (1898 - 1988), Australian rugby league player
Australian rules football players:
Ern Cowley (1892 - 1975)
Ern Elliott (1900 - ???)
Ern Henfry (1921 - 2007)
Ern Hocking (1882 - ???)
Ern Jenkins (1879 – 1927)
Ern McIntyre (1921 - 2003)
Ern O'Regan (1907 - ???)
Ern Penrose (1884 - ???)
Ern Rowarth (born 1926)
Ern Utting (1897 - 1948)
Fictional characters:
Ern Malley, fictitious poet invented as a hoax
