Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
In Hungarian use, Ernő shares an earlier linguistic root with Ernest. Ernest has been associated with Germanic and Old High German naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Ernő’s family of names
Ernő shares a linguistic root with Ernest. In Hungarian usage, Ernő has a conventional equivalent in the German form Ernst. In Hungarian usage, Ernő has a conventional equivalent in the French form Ernest.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Ernő has relatives in 3 languages.
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Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Ernő
- Ernő RubikHungarian inventor (born 1944)
- Ernst von DohnányiHungarian conductor, composer, and pianist (1877–1960)
- Ernő Gerőformer First Secretary of the Hungarian Working People's Party1898–1980
- Ernő GoldfingerHungarian-British architect and furniture designer (1902–1987)
- Ernő SolymosiHungarian footballer (1940-2011)
- Ernő Nagyfencer (1898-1977)
- Ernő Kolczonayfencer (1953–2009)
- Ernő Noskófootball playerborn 1945
- Ernő Egri ErbsteinHungarian football player (1898-1949)
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