Definition/Meaning of Ernest

• English - Proper noun: Ernest A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century. 1895, Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest […] , [Act I]: 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. 2021 June 4, Shellie Murdaugh, “Man found not guilty of former Hardeeville fire chief's murder”,…
• English - Anagrams: enters , Enters , entres , nester , renest , resent , tenser
• 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 .
• English - Pronunciation: (UK) IPA: /ˈɜː(ɹ)nɪst/ Homophone: Earnest Homophone: earnest
• French - Proper noun: Ernest A male given name , equivalent to English Ernest .