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Ernst

Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

Old German : Vigorous

Boy name variations

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Family name origins & meanings

German and Dutch : from the personal name Ernst, which is most probably a byname from Middle High German and Middle Dutch ern(e)st ‘combat’, ‘serious business’. However, see Ernest.
Jewish (Ashkenazic) : nickname or ornamental from German ernst ‘earnest’, ‘serious’.