Meaning of name Ernst

The name Ernst has the following meaning:

It is a male name, suitable for baby boys.

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

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

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

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

The following names are baby names related to Ernst and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Ernst: 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 Ernst 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 Ernst 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 Ernst to be: An even-tempered and dependable person

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

See other "even-tempered" names for boys.