Meaning
- A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.
- A surname.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɜː(ɹ)nɪst/
Etymology
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.
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