Details for the forename Earnest

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Earnest (male)


Can be spelt:	Ernest (M)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	English, from Old High German "seriousness". The spelling Earnest is derived from the modern English word "earnest" with a similar meaning. Ernest is the more frequent spelling for the forename, as it is in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire, although both spellings are rare in Scotland.