Ernest

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.

Proper noun

 * 1) ; popular in the 19th century.
 * 2) * 1895 Oscar Wilde: The Importance of Being Earnest:
 * GWENDOLEN. --, and my ideal has always been to love someone in the name of Ernest. There is something in that name that inspires absolute confidence.
 * 1) * 1980 P.D.James: Innocent Blood:
 * "What's his name, your boyfriend?" "Ernest. Ernest Hemingway." The name was received in disparaging silence. Marlene said: "You wouldn't get me going out with a feller called Ernest. My granddad was Ernest."

Related terms

 * pet form: Ernie
 * female given name: Ernestine

Translations

 * Bengali: আর্নেস্ট
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Anagrams

 * enters, entres, nester, resent, tenser

Proper noun

 * , equivalent to English Ernest.

Anagrams

 * entres, entrés
 * rentes, rentés
 * sterne
 * ternes

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