Ernesto - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ernesto \e-rnes-to, er-ne-sto\ is a variant of Ernest (Old German), and the meaning of Ernesto is "serious; battle to the death".

The baby name Ernesto sounds like Ernst, Ernestus and Earnest. Other similar baby names are Eraste, Erberto and Honesto.

Ernesto is a very common first name for men (#335 out of 1220) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#64270 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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