Ernesto

Spanish and Italian variation of Ernest

"serious, resolute"

Ernesto Origin and Meaning

The name Ernesto is a boy's name of Spanish, Portuguese origin.

A Latin classic, widely used here and abroad, though in the U.S. it has fallen on the charts in recent years.

Ernesto Rank in US Top 1000

# 868 in the US

Ernesto Popularity

• 868 US 2023
• 1910 Nameberry 2024
• 185 Mexico 2021

20 Names Similar to Ernesto

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Famous People Named Ernesto

• Ernesto Antonio "Tito" Puente American mambo musician and bandleader
• Ernesto "Che" Guevara Argentine,born Cuban revolutionary
• Ernesto Zedillo (Ponce de León) 54th President of Mexico
• Ernesto Pérez Balladares former President of Panama
• Ernesto Samper 29th President of Colombia
• Ernesto Alonso Mexican TV producer
• Ernesto Nathan Rogers Italian architect
• Ernesto Nathan Anglo,Italian politciian; Mayor of Rome
• Ernesto Beckmann Geisel 29th President of Brazil
• Ernesto Sabato Argentine novelist and essayist
• Ernesto Valverde Spanish footballer and coach
• Ernesto Teodoro Moneta Italian journalist and revolutionary; winner of the Nobel Peace Prize

Ernesto in Pop Culture

• Ernesto character in Donizetti's "Don Pasquale"
• Maximilian Alanzo Ernesto "Max" Russo character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"
• Uncle Ernesto character on TV's "Wizards of Waverly Place"