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[ 3 syll. er-nes-to, ern-e-sto ] The boy name Ernesto is pronounced as erNEHSTow †. Ernesto is used chiefly in the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish languages. It is derived from Germanic origins. Ernesto is a variant form of the name Ernest (English, French, and Slavic). Ernesto is rather popular as a baby boy name. The name's popularity has been increasing since the 1900s. At the modest height of its usage in 2002, 0.041% of baby boys were given the name Ernesto. It was #323 in rank then. In 2008, its usage was 0.033% and its ranking #412, and it was the most popular within all boy names in its family. In 2008, Ernesto was thrice as popular as the subsequent ranked name, Ernest. Baby names that sound like Ernesto include Earnesto, Earnest (English), Ernest (English, French, and Slavic), Erneszt (Hungarian), and Ernst (Dutch, German, and Scandinavian). A famous person named Ernesto is Revolutionary Che Guevara, born Ernesto Guevara de la Serna 14 June 1928 - 9 October 1967, Rosario, Argentina.
† English pronunciation for Ernesto: ER as in "hurt (HH.ER.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
