Given name
Arnošt
“one who is sincere and determined; serious”
Arnošt is a form of Ernest. One English interpretation is “one who is sincere and determined; serious.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Arnošt is a form of Ernest. One English interpretation is “one who is sincere and determined; serious.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Arnošt is a form of Ernest. Ernest has been associated with Germanic and Old High German naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Czech use, Arnošt is used as a form of Ernest.
Arnošt’s family of names
In Czech usage, Arnošt has a diminutive in Arnoštek. Arnošt shares a linguistic root with Ernest. In Czech usage, Arnošt has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ernst.
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Around the world
Arnošt has relatives in 4 languages.
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Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
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People named Arnošt
- Arnošt LustigCzech Jewish author (1926–2011)
- Arnošt MukaGerman and Sorbian writer, linguist and man of science (1854–1932)
- Arnošt KreuzCzech footballer (1912-1974)
- Arnošt of PardubiceRoman Catholic archbishop (1297-1364)
- Arnošt KlimčíkCzechoslovak handball player (1945-2015)
- Arnošt BartSorbian politician (1870-1956)
- Arnošt GoldflamCzech playwright, actor, presenter, professor, publicist, scriptwriter, writer and university educatorborn 1946
- Arnošt ProcházkaCzech literature reviewer and translator (1869–1925)
- Ernest, Duke of OpavaDuke of Opava and Münsterberg1415–1464
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