Ernst - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Ernst \e-rn-st, er-nst\ is a variant of Ernest (Old German), and the meaning of Ernst is "serious; battle to the death".

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

Ernst is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#2044 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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