Given name
Ernests
Ernests is a masculine given name from Germanic. It is used in Latvian.
Meaning & origin
Ernests’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Ernests has a conventional equivalent in the Polish form Ernest.
The ring: across languages.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Ernests
- Ernests GulbisLatvian tennis player (born 1988)
- Ernests ŠtālbergsLatvian architect (1883–1958)
- Ernests Birznieks-UpītisLatvian writer (1871–1960)
- Ernests BrastiņšLatvian opinion journalist and art historian (1892-1942)
- Ernests BlanksLatvian writer (1894–1972)
- Ernests KalveLatvian basketball player (born 1987)
- Ernests VīgnersComposer and music conductor (1850–1933)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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