Ernest
m.
Old High German ernust 'serious, severe, grave, ernest'.
- Austria
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- Latin
- ● 927 Ernust (nom) UrkStyria 17;
c1050 Ernusti (gen) ibid. 57;
c1066 Hernust (nom) ibid. 68;
c1070 Ernost (nom) ibid. 71;
1074x1087 Ernst (nom) ibid. 77;
c1075 Ernust (nom) ibid. 78,
Ernustis (gen) ibid. 78;
c1120 Ernest (nom) ibid. 108,
Ernist (nom) ibid. 106
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1345 Arnestus (nom) CDEM-7.2 606;
1415 Arnestus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 23
- Estonia
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- Middle Low German
- ● 1440 Ernst BbRT p. 362
- Germany
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- Latin
- ● 855 Ernst (nom) FRA-XXXL 14,
Ernsto (dat) ibid. 14;
904 Ernustus (nom) UrkStyria 13;
1142 Ernist (nom) mairhofer VIII;
1218 Ernestus (nom) hennes-vol1 35;
1221 Ernestus (nom) ibid. 57;
1271 Ernesto (abl) ibid. 220;
1401 Ernesto (dat) HD1401 no. 253
- Early New High German
- ● 1419 Ernst (nom) mairhofer DCCIX;
1426 Ernst (nom) ibid. DCCXXIV
- Italy
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- Latin
- ● 1096 Ernest (nom) UrkStyria 88
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1306 Ernesto (dat) RigSB 939
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1345 Arnesto (abl) CDEM-7.2 628
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Ernest". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Ernest.