Meaning

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

Synonyms

Translations

Ernst

Ernestus

Ernesto di Babenberg

Ernesto I d’Asburgo

Ernesto di Baviera-Monaco

Ernest

Ernest

Ernst de Strijdbare

Frequency

C1
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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