"Ernest" meaning in Français

See Ernest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Ernest.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Ernest.wav
  1. Nom de famille.
    Sense id: fr-Ernest-fr-name-Wdkkzxrr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Proper name

IPA: \ɛʁ.nɛst\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Ernest.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Ernest.wav Forms: Ernestine [feminine]
  1. Prénom masculin populaire au XIXᵉ siècle.
    Sense id: fr-Ernest-fr-name-yMUuX~-Z Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: Ernst (Allemand), Ernest (Anglais), Ernest (Catalan), Ernesto (Espagnol), Ernő (Hongrois), Ernesto (Italien), Ernst (Néerlandais), Ernèst (Occitan), Ernest (Polonais), Ernesto (Portugais)

Proper name

IPA: \ɛʁ.nɛst\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Ernest.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Ernest.wav
  1. Nom générique des poissons rouges du bassin de l’École Normale Supérieure, rue d’Ulm, à Paris.
    Sense id: fr-Ernest-fr-name-jrMCdVNp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Noms propres en français, Français

Alternative forms

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}

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