Ernest

Betekenis

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.
2. A surname.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɜː(ɹ)nɪst/

Etimologie

Borrowed in the 18th century from Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”), only remotely related to modern German ernst or English earnest.

Sinne

He is survived by his widow , Lady Skeet , who resides in Milton Ernest , Bedfordshire .