Ernest

(Inglese)

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

Frequenza

C1
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈɜː(ɹ)nɪst/
Etimologia (Inglese)

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

Ernesto di Babenberg

Ernesto I d’Asburgo

Ernesto di Baviera-Monaco

Ernest

Ernestus

Ernst

Ernst I van Oostenrijk

Ernst van Saksen

Ernst van Beieren-München

Ernest Żelazny

Ernesto de Sajonia

Ernest

Ernst der Eiserne

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