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Derived from Old High German ernust signifying "serious, earnest". It was introduced to England by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century, though it did not become common until the following century. The American author and adventurer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was a notable bearer of the name. It was also used by Oscar Wilde for a character in his comedy The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).
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| Variants | (English): Earnest |
| Diminutives | (English): Ern, Ernie |
| Feminine Forms |
(French):
Ernestine (Slovene): Erna 1 |
| Other Languages & Cultures |
(Sorbian):
Arnošt (Swedish): Ernst (Finnish): Erno (German): Erni (Germanic): Ernust (Hungarian): Ernő (Spanish): Ernesto (Latvian): Ernests (Lithuanian): Ernestas |
| User Submissions | e10rnest, erne11st |
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| Name | Years | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Borgnine | 1956 | Oscar Award Winners |
| Ernest Chuard | 1924 | Swiss Presidents |
| Ernest Courtot de Cissey | 1874-1875 | French Presidents and Prime Ministers |
| Ernest Douwes Dekker | 1879-1950 | Notable Politicians and Statespeople |
| Ernest Hemingway | 1899-1961 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Writers |
| Ernest Lawrence | 1901-1958 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Ernest Leclerc | 1982 | Fictional Characters from Television |
| Ernest Monis | 1911 | French Presidents and Prime Ministers |
| Ernest Oppenheimer | 1880-1957 | Notable Businesspeople |
| Ernest Rutherford | 1871-1937 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Ernest Schmidt | 1973 | Hall-of-Famers |
| Ernest Shackleton | 1874-1922 | Notable Explorers and Adventurers |
| Ernest Walton | 1903-1995 | Nobel Prize Winners, Notable Scientists and Inventors |
| Ernest Wright | 2009 | Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers |
| John E. Walker | 1997 | Nobel Prize Winners |