Ernest
See also: ernest
English
Etymology
Borrowed in the 18th century from Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”), only remotely related to modern German ernst or English earnest.
Pronunciation
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Audio (US): (file) - Homophones: Earnest, earnest
Proper noun
Ernest
- A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.
- 1895, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest:
- GWENDOLEN. […] and my ideal has always been to love someone of the name of Ernest. There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence.
- 1980, P. D. James, Innocent Blood
- "What's his name, your boyfriend?" "Ernest. Ernest Hemingway." The name was received in disparaging silence. Marlene said: "You wouldn't get me going out with a feller called Ernest. My granddad was Ernest."
- A surname
Related terms
Translations
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
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Proper noun
Ernest m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ernest
French
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ernest ?
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ernest
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
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Proper noun
Ernest m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ernest
Polish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ernest m pers (female equivalent Ernestyna, diminutive Erneścik)
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ernest.
Declension
Declension of Ernest
Further reading
- Ernest in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- Template:R:PWN
Slovak
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ernest m
- a male given name.
Declension
Declension of Ernest
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Ernest”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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