Definitions for ernest
ernest

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Ernestnoun

   ; popular in the 19th century.

2. Etymology: Borrowed in the 18th century from Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from ernust "vigor, strife", only remotely related to modern German ernst or English earnest.

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1. Ernest

   Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic word ernst, meaning "serious".

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.3 / 3 votes

1. Ernestnoun

   see Earnest

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1. ernest

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ERNEST

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ernest is ranked #7053 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ernest surname appeared 4,745 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Ernest.
   
   76.8% or 3,644 total occurrences were White.
   16% or 759 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 134 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 106 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.8% or 87 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.3% or 15 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Anagrams for ernest »

1. enters

2. Enters

3. entres

4. nester

5. renest

6. resent

7. tenser

8. streen

How to pronounce ernest?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ernest in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ernest in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ernest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of ernest in a Sentence

1. Edward McFadden:

   Regarding the Father Ernest Paone case, the man lived in California and Nevada from the mid-1960s onward and was not in the Pittsburgh Diocese when Donald Wuerl arrived. Donald Wuerl knew of no claims against Father Ernest Paone until July 25, 1994, and then acted promptly to notify others out of state of an allegation after Donald Wuerl received it.

2. Earnest Hemingway:

   I’m not brave any more darling. I’m all broken. They’ve broken me. Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms

3. Clemente Pignatti Morano:

   In the past, this area was a favorite with famous people, from Ernest Hemingway to Greta Garbo, who came for their holidays and on their boats and yachts.

4. Annalisia Wilharm:

   I think they should have had more dignity and treated Ernest Quintana better than they did, no granddaughter, no family member should have to go through what I just did with him.

5. Greg Burke:

   Joaquin Navarro-Valls embodied what Ernest Hemingway defined as courage: grace under pressure.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ernest
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ernest
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html