Ernest
\ɛʁ.nɛst\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of German origin, first recorded around XVIᵉ siècle.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| First recorded | XVIᵉ siècle |
| Pronunciation | \ɛʁ.nɛst\ |
| Also spelled | Ernesto |
Origin and meaning
Borrowed from German Ernst.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Slovakia
- Romania
- Italy
- Portugal
- Spain
Around the world
- GermanErnst
- SpanishErnesto
- HungarianErnő
- ItalianErnesto
- DutchErnst
- OccitanErnèst
- PortugueseErnesto
In literature
« – Si cela était vrai, dis-je à mon tour, je n’aurais pas prié Ernest de vous demander la permission de me présenter. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Lepticed7 (France (Toulouse)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).