Ernesto, form of the name

Ernest Ernest is a given name derived from Germanic languages, Germanic word ''ernst'', meaning "serious". Notable people and fictional characters with the name include: People *Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595), son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman ...

in several

Romance language The Romance languages, sometimes referred to as Latin languages or Neo-Latin languages, are the various modern languages that evolved from Vulgar Latin. They are the only extant subgroup of the Italic languages in the Indo-European languages, I ...

s, may refer to: * ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975 ** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely based on the novel * Hurricane Ernesto (disambiguation), several hurricanes or

People

Ernesto Abella Ernesto "Ernie" Corpus Abella (born March 22, 1950) is a Filipino businessman, writer and former evangelist who served in the Duterte administration as Presidential Spokesperson (2016–2017) and Undersecretary for Strategic Communications and ...

, Filipino businessman, politician, and writer * Ernesto Aguero (born 1969), Cuban weightlifter *

Ernesto Alonso Ernesto Alonso (February 28, 1917 – August 7, 2007) was a Mexican producer, director, cinematographer and actor. He was nicknamed "''El Señor Telenovela''" ("Mr. Soap Opera") because most of his work centered on telenovelas known around the w ...

(1917–2007), Mexican actor, director, cinematographer, and producer * Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha (born 1990), Thai footballer *

Ernesto Basile Ernesto Basile (31 January 1857 – 26 August 1932, in Palermo) was an Italian architect and an exponent of modernisme and Liberty style, the Italian variant of Art Nouveau. His style was known for its eclectic fusion of ancient, medieval and m ...

(1857–1932), Italian architect * Ernesto Cesàro (1859–1906), Italian mathematician * Ernesto De Curtis (1875–1937), Italian composer *

Ernesto Farías Ernesto Antonio Farías (born 29 May 1980) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Trenque Lauquen, Buenos Aires Province, Farías started playing professionally in 1997 for Estudiantes de La ...

(born 1980), Argentine footballer *

Ernesto Figueiredo Ernesto de Figueiredo Cordeiro (born 6 July 1937) is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Tomar, Santarém District, Figueiredo arrived at Sporting CP in the summer of 1960 from amateurs União Desportiva ...

(born 1937), also known as "Ernesto", Portuguese footballer * Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (1928–1967), also known as "El Che" or "Che Guevara" *

Ernesto Geisel Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (, ; 3 August 1907 – 12 September 1996) was a Brazilian Army officer and politician, who was List of Presidents of Brazil, President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military regime. Early life and fa ...

(1908-1996), Brazilian president * Ernesto Kohler (1849–1907), flautist and composer *

Ernesto Lecuona Ernesto Lecuona y Casado (; August 7, 1896 – November 29, 1963) was a Cuban composer and pianist, many of whose works have become standards of the Latin, jazz and classical repertoires. His over 600 compositions include songs and zarzuelas as ...

(1895–1963), Cuban musician *

Ernesto Mejía Ernesto Antonio Mejía Alvarado eh-HEE-ah(born December 2, 1985) is a Venezuelan first baseman who is currently a free agent. Listed at 6' 5", 245 lb., he bats and throws right handed. He previously played in Nippon Professional Baseball ...

(born 1985), Venezuelan professional baseball player * Ernesto Maserati (1898–1975), Italian automotive engineer and racer * Ernesto Michel (born 1970), Argentine basketball player *

Ernesto Miranda Ernesto Arturo Miranda (March 9, 1941 – January 31, 1976) was an American criminal and laborer whose conviction on kidnapping, rape, and armed robbery charges based on his confession under police interrogation was set aside in the landmark U.S. ...

(1941–1976), American criminal *

Ernesto Nathan Ernesto Nathan (5 October 1848 – 9 April 1921) was an English-Italian politician, and mayor of Rome, Italy from November 1907 to December 1913. Biography Nathan was born in London in 1848 to Sara Levi, an Italian from Pesaro, and Mayer Moses ...

(1848–1921), English-Italian politician *

Ernesto Oglivie Ernesto Mauro Oglivie (born 11 November 1992) is a professional Panamanian basketball player, who plays for the Titanes de Barranquilla of the Baloncesto Profesional Colombiano. Professional career In the 2008–09 season he played for Lechugue ...

(born 1992), Panamaian basketball player *

Ernesto Pérez d'Angelo Ernesto Pérez d'Angelo (1932 – 2013) was a Chilean geologist and paleontologist. He is known for his contributions to the development of paleontology in Chile. His contributions include the organizing of paleontology libraries and f ...

(1932–2013), Chilean paleontologist * Ernesto Samper (born 1950), President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998 * Ernesto Ruffo Appel (born 1952), American-born Mexican politician *

Ernesto Rodríguez Ernesto Hernán Rodríguez Gómez (born January 15, 1969 in Cordoba, Argentina) is a volleyball player who represented Spain at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he finished ninth place with the Men's National Team. He also c ...

(born 1969), Argentine-Spanish volleyball player * Ernesto Sabato (1911-2011), Argentine writer * Ernesto Valverde (born 1964), Spanish footballer and coach *

Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (; born 27 December 1951) is a Mexican economist and politician. He was 61st president of Mexico from 1 December 1994 to 30 November 2000, as the last of the uninterrupted 71-year line of Mexican presidents from t ...

(born 1951), President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000

Fictional characters

* a character in the Donizetti opera '' Don Pasquale'' * a sphere-shaped robot in the American animated series ''

OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes ''OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes'' is an American animated television series created by Ian Jones-Quartey for Cartoon Network. The show is based on Jones-Quartey's pilot ''Lakewood Plaza Turbo'', which was released as part of Cartoon Network's 2013 Su ...

'' * a character called Uncle Ernesto in the '' Wizards of Waverly Place'', a fantasy sitcom * a character called Ernesto de la Cruz in the 2017 Pixar animated film '' Coco'' * Ernesto (''Better Call Saul''), a fictional character in the TV series ''Better Call Saul'' {{given name Italian masculine given names Spanish masculine given names Portuguese masculine given names