Ernest

American  

[ur-nist] / ˈɜr nɪst /

noun

1. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”

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Example Sentences

“Many Americans come and there are many love stories,” said Spanish government spokeswoman Elma Saiz Delgado, whose hometown of Pamplona brings in Americans who know it from the annual bullrunning festival chronicled by Ernest Hemingway.

From The Wall Street Journal

It is a culture that Riley described when he left in 1990, quoting the late author Ernest Becker.

From Los Angeles Times

Sure, Ernest Hemingway supposedly countered: “They have more money.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He played a retired Cuban barber in “Wrestling Ernest Hemingway”; a cynical TV executive in “Network”; a dirt-poor Mississippi farmer in “Tomorrow”; a quietly effective corporate attorney in “A Civil Action”; a middle-aged astronaut in “Deep Impact”; a grizzled cattleman in “Open Range”; a tobacco company bigwig in the satirical “Thank You for Smoking”; and in the miniseries “Ike,” he was Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

From Los Angeles Times

Adam Ernest Pickard beat seven other comedians in the jokey battle royale at De Montfort Hall on Monday to claim the 2026 title.

From BBC