title: Erni
text: # Erni
  
  Erni is both a given name, often a short form of Ernest, and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  ## Given name or nickname
  
  * Erni Arneson (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 (1900–1984), Estonian writer
  * Erni Maissen (born 1958), Swiss footballer
  * Erni Mangold, 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
  
  ## Surname
  
  * Barbara Erni (1743–1785), Liechtenstein thief, the last person to be executed by Liechtenstein
  * Hans Erni (1909–2015), Swiss graphic designer, painter, illustrator, engraver and sculptor
  * Lorenz Erni (born 1950), Swiss lawyer
  