Meaning 
The name Earnest has the following meaning: One who is sincere and determined; serious.
It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.
Popularity 
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.
Origins  Related names  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
Variants 
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
Style 
We think the name Earnest should fall under the following style category: Traditional. See other Traditional boy names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Earnest to be: An even-tempered and dependable personIn one word, you might describe Earnest as a(n) " even-tempered" person. See other "even-tempered" names for boys.
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