masc. proper name, from French Ernest, which is of German origin (compare Old High German Ernust, German Ernst), literally "earnestness" (see earnest (adj.)). Among the top 50 names for boys born in U.S. from 1880 through 1933.
Eritrea
Erl-king
Ermentrude
ermine
erne
Ernest
Ernestine
erode
erogenous
-eroo
Eros
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