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Name Ernest

Meaning:the ernest, the seriousTools:

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Gender:male
Languages of use:English
US 2021 rank:not in the Top 1000; other popularity lists see below
Similarly written:Earnest, Ernesta, Ernesto, Ernests, Ernst, Enes, Ermes, Ernestin, Orest     Details
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About Ernest/Ernesta, the group of names with the same origin as Ernest

Meaning/translation:the ernest, the serious
Language of origin:Old High German
Info about origin, male:the German variant Ernst is known from the famous German ruler Ernst von Schwaben
Words:ernst = the seriousness, the earnest, the eagerness  Old High German
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Variants' top ranks:4:Ernesto Cuba 2010,  9:Ernests Latvia 2020,  10:Ernest England+Wales 1904,  27:Ernst Austria 2015,  43:Erna Iceland 2015
Old/original forms:Arnest Old High German, Arnust Old High German, Ernestinus Latin, Ernestus Latin
Name variants:Erna, Ernesta, Ernestina, Ernestine, Earnest, Ernest, Ernestin, Ernesto, Ernests, Ernö, Ernst   Sortable list   Details
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SeriesGraphRankings
England+Wales decadesGraph1944 72,  1934 47,  1924 23,  1914 13,  1904 10
France/Paris 2017 89
USA decadesGraph1990-1999 381,  1980-1989 222,  1970-1979 158,  1960-1969 125
USA prevalence 1990 86
USA yearlyGraph2018 976,  2017 967,  2016 975,  2015 954,  2014 879,  2013 933,  2012 914,  2011 850,  2010 922,  2009 852,  2008 793,  2007 758,  2006 726,  2005 650,  2004 595,  2003 597,  2002 591,  2001 577,  2000 512,  1999 535,  1998 484,  1997 460,  1996 438,  1995 460,  1994 392,  1993 366
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