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Ernest Male Female Unisex
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Origin: Germanic

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.

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France Ernest Listen Favorite Share Copy

Male Male Rank #261 Female Female Rank #1587

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United Kingdom Ernest Listen Favorite Share Copy

Male Male Rank #296

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Russia Эрнест (Ernest) Listen Favorite Share Copy

Male Male Rank #350

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United States Ernest Listen Favorite Share Copy

Male Male Rank #1083 Female Female Rank #8159

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