Earnest Meaning

What does Earnest mean?

The name Earnest is of English origin.

The meaning of Earnest is "battle to the death".

Earnest is generally used as a boy's name.

It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Ear-nest.

The Given Name Earnest

Earnest is a variant of Ernest. See Ernest for further details.

Earnest is quite a bold name and a welcome find.

A daring name, Earnest possesses great character.

Earnest has no variant spellings.

Earnest Popularity

In the U.S. in 2018, it ranked 3,037 in baby name popularity for boys with 38 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

In contrast, the year before it ranked 3,454 in baby name popularity for boys with 32 occurrences. Less than 5 girls were given the name.

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Earnest Related Names

Earnest is a variant of Ernest.

Famous Earnests

Earnest Numerology

Destiny Number, Life Path Number, Soul Urge and Personality Number. These Numerological numbers may tell your child's story. Take a look at the Numerology Of Earnest.

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Earnest Name Fun

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