Meaning of name Earnest

The name Earnest has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

As a baby boy name, Earnest is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Earnest in the USA, over the past 100 years.

The name Earnest is very likely a(n) English variant of the name Ernest. See other suggested English boy baby names.

You might also like to see the other variants of the name Ernest.

The following names are baby names related to Earnest and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Earnest: Boys - Britton, Bud, Burleigh, Burley, Case, Coy, Dart, Ellsworth, Ezell, Felton, General, Guss, Hoke, Irl, Irwin, Jefferson, Jerrell, Jett, Lawyer, Layton, Lemon, Girls - Alvina, Arvilla, Delise, Fannie, Fanny, Fleta, Fonda, Heather, Jalyn, Janelle, Jaycee, Jazmyne, Leeann, Liana, Lorri, Marilyn, Maryellen, Melinda, Nautica, Queen, Serenity, Both genders - Aubrey, Broderick, Cassidy, Dorothy, Gay, Hunter, Infant, Larry, Lisa, London, Merritt, Paisley, Shelby, Tracy, Tyler

The name Earnest is a variant of Ernest. Other popular variants of the name Ernest are: Earnea, Earnee, Earnest, Earnesto, Earney, Earni, Earnie, Earny, Ernea, Ernee, Ernesto (Italian), Ernestus, Erney, Erni, Ernie (English), Erno, Ernst (Dutch), Erny

We think the name Earnest should fall under the following style category: Traditional.

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Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Earnest to be: An even-tempered and dependable person

In one word, you might describe Earnest as a(n) "even-tempered" person.

See other "even-tempered" names for boys.