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Meaning & Origins
Of Germanic origin, derived from the Old High German vocabulary word eornost ‘serious business, battle to the death’. The name was introduced into England in the 18th century by followers of the Elector of Hanover, who became George I of England. A variant spelling, Earnest, has arisen by association with the modern English adjective earnest.
| 308th in the U.S. for 2011 |
English: patronymic from Thomas. Thompson is widely distributed throughout Britain, but is most common in northern England and northern Ireland.
| 18th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Ernesto, Ernesta, Erneste, Ernestine, Ernesti, Ernestia, Ernesst, Ernestina, Ernestt, Ernestw
Thomas, Thomson, Thomason, Thomsen, Thompkins, Thom, Thomasson, Thoma, Thoms, Thome
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