Ernesto

Origin and meaning of Ernesto

Ernesto comes from the Germanic Ernust, 'seriousness, firmness, resolute struggle': it describes someone earnest, determined and, in the noblest sense, combative. Spread across Europe through the German Ernst and the English Ernest, in Italian it is a solid, traditional name. It is also much loved in Spanish-speaking countries, where Ernesto keeps a tone both warm and authoritative.

Variants around the world

How Ernesto sounds in other languages.

Famous people

• Ernesto Sabato— writer