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Ernest

American  
[ur-nist] / ˈɜr nɪst /

noun

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


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He doesn’t mention Ernest Hemingway, the most famous American writer of his time, but in its early years Castro’s Cuba had him too.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

“We were like family,” recalled juror Ernest Desravines, 63, the sheriff’s officer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The first Palme winner, “Marty,” a romantic drama starring Ernest Borgnine as a lonely, middle-aged butcher longing for love, won the Oscar for best picture.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"What surprised us most was how clearly the high-mass black holes stand out as a separate population," recalls co-author Dr. Isobel Romero-Shaw, Ernest Rutherford Fellow at Cardiff University.

From Science Daily • May 8, 2026

Hale told Ernest to get “the box,” and Ernest brought out a wooden container.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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