Germanic · Boy name
Ernest
“serious, resolute”
About the name Ernest
Ernest is a boy’s name of Germanic origin meaning ‘serious’ or ‘resolute’. It is derived from the Germanic ‘ernust’, meaning serious, which is also the source of the English word earnest. It came into English use in the eighteenth century from German, where the form Ernst was borne by dukes of Saxony. Ernest Hemingway is a renowned American author whose novels include The Old Man and the Sea. Oscar Wilde’s comedy The Importance of Being Earnest puns on the name.
- Meaning
- serious, resolute
- Origin
- Germanic
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- ER-nest(2 syl.)
Middle names for Ernest
- Ernest James
- Ernest Alexander
- Ernest Michael
- Ernest Thomas
- Ernest William
Questions about Ernest
- What does Ernest mean?
- Ernest is a Germanic name meaning "serious, resolute".
- How do you pronounce Ernest?
- Ernest is pronounced ER-nest, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Ernest?
- Variants of Ernest include Ernesto.
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