Ernst name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: May 30th, 2024

Gender: Boy

Origin: Old High German, Germanic, Dutch and Scandinavian

Usage: English, German, Faroese, Icelandic, Greenlandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian

Pronunciation: pronunciation of Ernst

e-rn-st

Meaning: Earnest, Sincere, Serious, The Ernest and Ernst

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What does Ernst mean?
Variations of Ernst
How popular is Ernst?
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Similar Names to Ernst
Sibling Names for Ernst
Famous People Named Ernst
Lists having Ernst

What does Ernst mean?

Ernst's meaning is Earnest, Sincere, Serious, The Ernest or Ernst is originated from Germanic, Scandinavian, Old High German and Dutch used chiefly in Faroese, German, Norwegian, Swedish, English, Danish, Finnish, Greenlandic and Icelandic is bestowed upon boys.

Ernst is variant form of eminent and ceaseless Ernest. Ernest is form of Ernust. Ernest is English cognate of Ernst. Widespread and Conifer Ernest has its origin in Germanic and English, Ernest means "The Element Eornost Meaning Earnest Seriousness Steadfastness Battle to the Death and Serious Battle to the Death".

How do I pronounce Ernst?

Two syllabled Ernst is pronounced as e-rn-st. Some people pronounce it as er-nst.

Variants of Ernst

Ernestus, Erenst, Ernest, Ernust, Arnost

How popular is the name Ernst?

Ernst is a familiar baby name in United States, it has been in use since 1880 and was able to reach the top 500 names. In 1885, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 411 on boy names chart when 59 babies were given the name Ernst.

There are over 2377 babies that have been given the name Ernst in United States. Ernst is an uncommon baby name in France where it may not be used now. However things change on global perspective, Ernst is extremely popular in Germany where every 1 in 400 have the name.

Also the baby name is popular in Austria, Switzerland, Haiti, Netherlands, Sweden and South Africa. According to our evaluation, at least 380000 people have been bestowed Ernst around the globe.

Year	Rank	Births
2021	12053	5
2018	12136	5
2016	10730	6
2015	10634	6
2013	9649	7
2011	10801	6
2009	12486	5
2008	9015	8
2006	9582	7
2005	11472	5

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What numbers say about Ernst?

Freedom is what's most important for you. You are always open to new adventures. You are highly resourceful and respectful around people who value honesty, justice, and dreams. You often get involved with people who have a hard time to express how they actually feel. Nothing good comes without hard work and dedication. Financial security doesn't matter to you much. Neither does a steady love life.

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Fem - The popular girl name Fem is originated from Old Greek used dominantly in Dutch language, Fem means "Good Speech"
Joke - Joke's meaning is God is Merciful is a baby girl name that came from Hebrew is used in Frisian and Dutch
Renske came from Dutch, meaning of Renske is "Council, Rens or -Ke" which is principally used in Dutch and Frisian is aimed at baby girls
Alassandra - Outlandish English, Slavic and Dutch Alassandra bestowed upon girls, meaning of Alassandra is "Manly and He Who Wards Off (Other) Men". Alassandra is feminine of Alexander.
Anique - Unfamiliar Anique is originated from Hebrew language is a girl name, mainly used in English and Dutch, Anique means "He (God) Was Gracious"

Sibling Names for Ernst

Looking for the perfect sibling name to pair with the classic and sophisticated name Ernst? Look no further! We've compiled a list of sibling names that complement Ernst's timeless charm and will make for a cohesive, stylish sibset. Check out our top picks below!

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Famous people named Ernst

Ernst Brugger, Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council
Ernst Nobs, Swiss politician
Ernst Wetter, Swiss politician
Ernst Didring, early 20th-century author
Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg, German Lutheran churchman and neo-Lutheran theologian
Ernst Johann von Biron, Duke of Courland and Semigallia and regent of the Russian Empire
Ernst Brenner, Swiss politician
Ernst Gräfenberg, German-born physician and scientist
Ernst Lindemann, only commander of the battleship during its eight months of service
Ernst Schröder, German mathematician mainly
Ernst von Salomon, Weimar-era national-revolutionary German writer and right-wing Freikorps member
Ernst Toch, Austrian composer of classical music and film scores
Ernst Ludwig Theodor Henke, German theologian and historian
Ernst Krenek, Austrian, later American, composer of Czech origin
Ernst Hartert, German ornithologist
Ernst Torgler, last chairman of the Communist Party of Germany faction
Ernst Eckstein, German humorist, novelist and poet
Ernst Barlach, German expressionist sculptor
Ernst Wollweber, was Minister of State Security of the German Democratic Republic
Ernst Hartwig, German astronomer
Ernst Gottlieb Baron, German lutenist, composer and writer on music
Ernst Dümmler, German historian
Ernst Friedrich Poppo, German classical scholar and schoolmaster
Ernst Christian Wilhelm Ackermann, German public servant and writer
Ernst Niekisch, German politician
Ernst von Dohnányi, Hungarian composer, pianist and conductor
Ernst Oswald Johannes Westphal, South African linguist and an expert
Ernst Dieffenbach, German physician, geologist and naturalist
Ernst Haefliger, Swiss tenor
Ernst Mayr, was one of the 20th century's leading evolutionary biologists
Ernst Haeckel, German biologist, naturalist, philosopher, physician, professor
Ernst Mach, Austrian physicist and philosopher
Ernst Gottfried Baldinger, German physician
Ernst Ruska, German physicist
Ernst Zermelo, German logician and mathematician
Ernst Chladni, German physicist and musician
Ernst Kummer, German mathematician
Ernst Öpik, Estonian astronomer and astrophysicist
Ernst Curtius, German archaeologist and historian
Ernst Abbe, German physicist, optical scientist, entrepreneur
Ernst Cassirer, German philosopher
Ernst Bloch, German Marxist philosopher
Ernst Messerschmid, German physicist and former astronaut
Ernst Chain, German-born British biochemist
Ernst Heinrich Weber, German physician
Ernst Ising, German physicist
Ernst Leonard Lindelöf, Finnish mathematician,
Ernst Engel, German statistician and economist
Ernst Alexanderson, Swedish-American electrical engineer
Ernst Troeltsch, German liberal Protestant theologian
Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Austrian-born senior official of Nazi Germany during World War II
Ernst Lubitsch, German American film director, producer, writer
Ernst Röhm, German military officer and an early member of the Nazi Party
Ernst Moritz Arndt, German nationalist historian, writer and poet
Ernst Zündel, German publisher and pamphleteer
Ernst Jünger, highly decorated German soldier, author
Ernst Heinkel, German aircraft designer, manufacturer
Ernst Thälmann, leader of the Communist Party of Germany during much of the Weimar Republic
Ernst Busch, German field marshal during World War II
Ernst Gideon von Laudon, Austrian generalisimo
Ernst von Mansfeld, German military commander during the early years of the Thirty Years' War
Ernst Udet, German pilot and air force general during both World War I and World War II
Ernst Boepple, Nazi official and SS officer
Ernst Busch, German singer and actor
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, German scientist and politician
Ernst Haas, Austrian-American photojournalist and color photographer
Ernst Fuchs, Austrian painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, architect, stage designer
Ernst Streeruwitz, Austrian military officer, businessman
Ernst Albrecht, German politician of the Christian Democratic Union and a former high-ranking civil servant of the European Commission
Ernst Raupach, German dramatist
Ernst Hinterberger, Austrian writer of novels

Sources

Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004

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