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What does Ernest mean?
Ernest ▼ as a boys' name is pronounced ERN-ist. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Ernest is "serious business; battle to the death". From the word eornost. Literary: Oscar Wilde's comedy "The Importance of Being Earnest" makes the name Earnest a key feature of the plot. The name however is only distantly related with the English word. Author Ernest Hemingway; actor Ernest Borgnine; entertainer Ernie Kovacs.
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Variations
VARIANTS Earnest▼, Ern, Ernestine, Ernesto, Ernestus, Erneszt, Ernie▼, Erno, Ernst▼
FEMININE FORMS Erna, Ernestine
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
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How popular is Ernest?
Ernest is a very prominent first name for males (#86 out of 1220, Top 7%) and also a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#6640 out of 150436, Top 4%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Ernest reached its top rank of #24 in the U.S. in the 1890s, and is presently at #978. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Ernest (#978 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) listed in the Top 2000 are Earnest, Ernesto (#721), Ernie and Ernst. These relations of Ernest reached the peak of their popularity during the years 1890-1899 (USAGE OF 0.8%) and have become significantly less conventional since, with forms like Ernest becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Arnet, Arnett, Eames, Ebert, Ebner, Ecbert (see Egbert), Edbert, Egbert, Eilert, Einer, Elbert▼, Emmet, Emmett▲, Enea, Eneas, Enis, Enne, Enneas, Enneis, Enneiss (see Aeneas), Ennes, Ennis, Enos▼, Enosh, Eraste, Erberto (see Herbert), Erek, Erez, Erhart, Erie, Erle, Erlend, Ermes, Ernan, Ernin, Eros, Erve, Estes, Everest, Evert▼, Ewert, Forest▼, Forrest▼, Frost, Krist, Ornet and West. These names tend to be less commonly used than Ernest.
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