Ernest

(Englisch)

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

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈɜː(ɹ)nɪst/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

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.

Related words

Ernst der Eiserne

Ernest

Ernestus

Ernst

Ernest

Ernst de Strijdbare

Ernst I van Oostenrijk

Ernst van Saksen

Ernst van Beieren-München

Ernest Żelazny

Ernesto de Sajonia

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