Ernest
Ernest is a given name derived from 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 Emperor
* Ernest, ...
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 language ...
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
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Hurricane Ernesto (disambiguation) The name Ernesto has been used for seven tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.
* Tropical Storm Ernesto (1982), formed southwest of Bermuda and dissipated without threatening land.
* Tropical Storm Ernesto (1988), formed east of Bermuda and di ...
, several hurricanes or
People
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Ernesto Abella
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, Filipino businessman, politician, and writer
* Ernesto Aguero (born 1969), Cuban weightlifter
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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 wo ...
(1917–2007), Mexican actor, director, cinematographer, and producer
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Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha
Ernesto Amantegui Phumipha ( th, เออร์เนสโต อมันเตกี ภูมิภา, born 16 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Thai club BG Pathum United. Born in Spain, he represent ...
(born 1990), Thai footballer
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Ernesto Basile
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(1857–1932), Italian architect
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Ernesto Cesàro
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(1859–1906), Italian mathematician
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Ernesto De Curtis
Ernesto De Curtis (4 October 1875 – 31 December 1937) was an Italian composer.Ernesto Farías (born 1980), Argentine footballer
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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 Desportiv ...
(born 1937), also known as "Ernesto", Portuguese footballer
* Ernesto Guevara de la Serna (1928–1967), also known as "El Che" or "Che Guevara"
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Ernesto Geisel
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Early life and family
Ernesto Geisel was born ...
(1908-1996), Brazilian president
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Ernesto Kohler Ernesto, form of the name Ernest in several Romance languages, may refer to:
* ''Ernesto'' (novel) (1953), an unfinished autobiographical novel by Umberto Saba, published posthumously in 1975
** ''Ernesto'' (film), a 1979 Italian drama loosely ba ...
(1849–1907), flautist and composer
* Ernesto Lecuona (1895–1963), Cuban musician
* Ernesto Mejía (born 1985), Venezuelan professional baseball player
* Ernesto Maserati (1898–1975), Italian automotive engineer and racer
* Ernesto Michel (born 1970), Argentine basketball player
* Ernesto Miranda (1941–1976), American criminal
* Ernesto Nathan (1848–1921), English-Italian politician
* Ernesto Oglivie (born 1992), Panamaian basketball player
* Ernesto Pérez d'Angelo (1932–2013), Chilean paleontologist
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Ernesto Samper
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(born 1950), President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998
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Ernesto Ruffo Appel
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(born 1952), American-born Mexican politician
* Ernesto Rodríguez (born 1969), Argentine-Spanish volleyball player
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Ernesto Sabato
Ernesto Sabato (June 24, 1911 – April 30, 2011) was an Argentine novelist, essayist, painter and physicist. According to the BBC he "won some of the most prestigious prizes in Hispanic literature" and "became very influential in the literary w ...
(1911-2011), Argentine writer
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Ernesto Valverde
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Over ten seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 264 games and 68 ...
(born 1964), Spanish footballer and coach
* Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de León (born 1951), President of Mexico from 1994 to 2000
Fictional characters
* a character in the Donizetti opera ''
Don Pasquale
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* a sphere-shaped robot in the American animated series ''
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes
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* a character called Uncle Ernesto in the ''
Wizards of Waverly Place
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'', a fantasy sitcom
* a character called Ernesto de la Cruz in the 2017
Pixar
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