Name:
Earnest
Gender:
Boy
Origin:
Germanic
Meaning:
Earnest is a variant of Ernest. Ernest originates in Germanic languages and means "serious minded". The variant Earnest was popularized by Oscar Wilde in his play The Importance of Being Earnest.
Pronunciation:
UR-nəst
The Five Elements:
Earth
Also Spelled Like...:
Ernest
Famous Earnest:
Earnest Byner : football player
Earnest Gray : football player
Earnest Jackson : football player