Ernst

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Ernst

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Ernst, a medieval royal name in Germany, from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”), from Proto-Germanic *ernustuz. Doublet of earnest.

proper noun

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: yun, ernest, karl, joachim, earnest, eun, grave, solemn, somber, sober, serious, resolute, determined, genuine, sincere, stern

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"Ernst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ernst. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Ernst. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ernst

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"Ernst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ernst.

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@misc{ernst_2026,
  title = {Ernst},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ernst},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}