Ernst

ernst English Etymology Borrowed from en de Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from en goh ernust vigor, strife, from en gem-pro *ernustuz. en earnest. Proper noun en. Derived terms en ernstburkeite Ernstian Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Ernst is the 1969th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 18,361 individuals. Ernst is most common among White (94.97%) individuals. Anagrams en enrst 'rents Snert Stern nerts rents snert stern stern- terns Danish Pronunciation da [ænsd̥] Proper noun da proper noun da male Ernest Related terms feminine form: da Erna erni Estonian Proper noun et proper noun et male Related terms et Erni et Ernits et Erno Faroese Pronunciation fo /ɛɻɳst/ Proper noun fo proper noun m fo male Usage notes m Ernstsson Ernstsdóttir Declension Ernst Ernst Ernsti Ernsts German Etymology de :nom ernst de ernst. Pronunciation de /ɛʁnst/ de De-ernst.ogg Germany de De-Ernst.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Noun m,(e)s.sg earnestness, seriousness de with possessive determiner idiomatic a serious statement, a seriously meant action de Ist das dein Ernst? Are you serious? Is that your serious opinion? de Das ist mein Ernst, wenn ich sage, dass dieser Rock zu kurz ist. I mean it when I say this skirt is too short. de Aus Spaß wurde Ernst. What started as a bit of fun, became serious. Declension m,(e)s.sg Derived terms de allen Ernstes de der Ernst des Lebens de Ernst machen de im Ernst Proper noun m,s,e:s:-[with an article] de male Ernest Erna de Aus Spaß wurde Ernst – und der kann jetzt laufen! Declension m,s,e:s Further reading de Norwegian Bokmål Ernst,no:Ernst Etymology nb de Ernst m, originally a byname based on de Ernst earnestness, seriousness, from nb gmh ërnest earnestness, seriousness, from nb goh ernust seriousness; vigor, strife, ultimately from nb gem-pro *ernustuz earnestness, vigor. 17th century in Norway. The surname arose from the given name. Compare da Ernst, sv Ernst, is Ernst and fo Ernst male given names. Pronunciation nb /ærnst/ [æɳst] nb ærnst 1 nb Ernst Proper noun nb proper noun nb male German < Middle High German < Old High German < Proto-Germanic Ernest. nb given names. Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Ernst is 2 March, shared with nb Erna. The name had a prolonged period of popularity in Norway from approximately 1915 to 1944, but declined substantially after the Second World War. Derived terms nb Erna<t:feminine equivalent> Ernstsen<t:patronymic surname> 0 Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 1,172 men in Norway had nb Ernst as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.“Navn”, Statistics Norway; search for “Ernst” (2025 data). According to figures from Statistics Norway reported by Babyverden, 56 people in Norway had nb Ernst as their surname as of 1 January 2020.“Ernst” at Babyverden. References “Ernst – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon. “Ernst” at Nordic Names. Swedish Pronunciation sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Ernst.wav Proper noun c sv male Ernest Erna