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

The newly discovered Ξcc⁺ is part of the same family as the proton, which was first identified in Manchester by Ernest Rutherford and colleagues between 1917-1919.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

Founded in 1924, Simon & Schuster has published such iconic American writers as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

“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 • Feb. 26, 2026

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 • Feb. 11, 2026

White learned that during the inquest, in 1921, Bryan had stated that on the night Anna disappeared he’d taken her straight home from Ernest and Mollie’s house, dropping her off between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m.;

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann