Name: Ernest
Gender: Male
Usage: Ernest is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Ernest are in general originating from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Malta, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Ernest across the world, see Ernst.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Ernest is: Earnest, Truth.
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Numerology of the first name Ernest: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone
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The name Ernest is ranked on the 1,023rd position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 516500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.008% of the population. The name Ernest has six characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Ernest for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Ernest is 12 November.
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History and Origin
- This article is about the given name. For the borough, see Ernest, Pennsylvania.
The name Ernest is derived from Germanic word ernst "bold, vigorous, resolute".
Ernest may refer to:
English: of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German vocabulary word eornost seriousness, battle (to the death). The name was introduced into England in the 18th century by followers of the Hanoverian Elector who became George I of England. A variant spelling Earnest has arisen from the modern English adjective earnest, which is only distantly connected with the name.
Cognates: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese: Ernesto. German: Ernst Czech: Arnošt. Hungarian: Ernö.
Short form: English: Ern.
Pet form: English: Ernie.
Feminine forms: English: Ernesta, Ernestine. German: Ernsta, Erna.
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