English Explanatory Dictionary

Ernest

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages; popular in the 19th century.
  2. A surname.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of earnest.

Pronunciation

/ˈɜː(ɹ)nɪst/ en-us-earnest.ogg

Word forms

Ernest

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.

Related words

Ernie Ernestine
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