Where is Ernest from?

My guess is...

Ghana

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20%

Rwanda

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8%

Zambia

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7%

I'm 98% certain Ernest is Male.

According to a dataset of 8265, the average Ernest is around 58 years old.


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Learn about the name Ernest

Meaning of the name Ernest

Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "serious". It was introduced to England by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century, though it did not become common until the following century. The American author and adventurer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was a famous bearer of the name. It was also used by Oscar Wilde for a character in his comedy The Importance of Being Earnest (1895).

Characteristics of the name Ernest

OriginsPolish, English, French, Slovak, Slovene, Catalan
PronouncedUR-nist(English)
GenderMasculine
Traitsnatural, strong, refined, serious, simple, mature, classic, formal, upper class, strange, nerdy, wholesome

How do we know this about Ernest

(and is it secret spies?)

We use a combination of data from the internet, and our own Machine Learning models to make these predictions.
In a gist, we use a Machine Learning model trained on a diverse global dataset of 100m+ names, and use it to predict different traits for a person based on first name!
NameGuessr guesses a person's nationality, age, and gender based on their name. We also try to give insightful info around the name's origin, name meaning, and name pronounciation.