Earnest

Earnest meaning and name origin

Earnest \e(a)-rne-

st, ear-nest\ as a boy's name is a variant of Ernest (Old German), and the meaning of Earnest is "serious; battle to the death".

The baby name Earnest sounds like Ernst and Ernesto. Other similar baby names are Ernestus, Barnes, Barnett, Barnet, Garnett and Garnet.

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Popularity of Earnest

Earnest is a very popular first name for men (#380 out of 1220) and also a very popular surname or last name for all people (#4754 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

Displayed below is the baby names popularity of the name Earnest for boys. (2010 statistics) Compare Earnest with its source form and related boy baby names.

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