"Ernest" meaning in French

See Ernest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɛʁ.nɛst/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Ernest.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Ernest.wav [France]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Ernst. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|de:Ernst}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "nom.", "keyword_label" : "Nominalization of", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "serious", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "serious", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "seriousness", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "serious", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*Her-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*arniz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*ernustuz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "ërnust", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "inline", "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "ërnst", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "ernst", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "nominalization" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Ernst", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Ernest", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="Ernest">, {{bor+|fr|de|Ernst}} Borrowed from German Ernst Head templates: {{fr-proper noun|m}} Ernest m
  1. a male given name Tags: masculine
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