Globally, Earnest (Earnest 
, ארנסט 
, إرنست 
) is a common male first name. The first name Earnest is characteristic of the United States, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Nigeria, where it is a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom girly name, and Zimbabwe, where it is a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in the United States, Nigeria, and India. Likewise, Earnest is the last name as well as the forename.
Earnest is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ernst Stavro Blofeld , the fictional James Bond villain, Spectre; Ern Malley , the fictional poet; Arnold Toht , the fictional character, Raiders of the Lost Ark; Ernst von Pidde , the fictional character and Ernie Macmillan , character in Harry Potter, and in many other works.
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earnest elmo calkins deaf American advertising executive, US (b. 1868) |
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| earnest cary American university teacher, US (b. 1879) |
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| earnest sevier cox American author, White Supremacist activist and segregationist (1880-1966), US (b. 1880) |
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| earnest hooton American anthropologist, US (b. 1887) |
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| earnest e. lacy (b. 1878) |
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| earnest a. knight Private Earnest A. Knight, Essex Regiment (b. 1890) |
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| earnest charles watson American physicist, US (b. 1892) |
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earnest byner American sportsperson and gridiron football player, US (b. 1962) |
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prasanna earnest Indian politician, IN (b. 1964) |
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| earnest east American folk musician (b. 1916) |
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| earnest hampton an African American chauffeur from central Georgia, born to Cicero Hampton (1882-1958). Hampton, who served in World War II as a warrant officer, married Cynthia E. Sherman (1915-2007), a seamstress and underwriter. (b. 1918) |
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| earnest gloyna American environmental engineer (b. 1921) |
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| earnest long American baseball player, US (b. 1927) |
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earnest graham American football player, running back, US (b. 1980) |
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earnest v. starr American farmer |
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