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Look up earnest in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Earnest is a masculine given name and a surname which may refer to: Earnest Andersson (1878–1943)
Earnest
1895 farcical comedy play by Oscar Wilde
Infobox play is being considered for merging. › The Importance of Being Earnest, a Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde, the last
The Importance of Being Earnest
The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest
Topics referred to by the same term
Importance of Being Earnest is an 1895 play by Oscar Wilde. The Importance of Being Earnest may also refer to: The Importance of Being Earnest (1932 film), directed
The Importance of Being Earnest (disambiguation)
The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest_(disambiguation)
1987–88 US operation of the Iran-Iraq War
Operation Earnest Will (24 July 1987 – 26 September 1988) was an American military protection of Kuwaiti-owned tankers from Iranian attacks in 1987 and
Operation_Earnest_Will
Topics referred to by the same term
Earnest is a given name and a surname. It may also refer to: Earnest, Kansas, a ghost town Earnest Bridge, a bridge near Marcola, Oregon, United States
Earnest_(disambiguation)
American actor (born 1945)
Earnest Lee Hudson (born December 17, 1945) is an American actor. He is known for his role as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters franchise. Hudson
Ernie_Hudson
Earnest Mudzengi was the national director of the Zimbabwean National Constitutional Assembly (NCA) until 2010. Mudzengi attended high school in Gweru
Earnest_Mudzengi
American physical anthropologist (1887–1954)
Earnest Albert Hooton (November 20, 1887 – May 3, 1954) was an American physical anthropologist known for his work on racial classification and his popular
Earnest_Hooton
Mass shooting in California, US
gunman, John Earnest, fatally shot one woman and injured three other people, including the synagogue's rabbi. After fleeing the scene, Earnest phoned 9-1-1
2019_Poway_synagogue_shooting
American football player and coach (born 1962)
Earnest Alexander Byner (born September 15, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League
Earnest_Byner
Australian horror television host
Deadly Earnest was a late-night horror host active on Australian television between 1959 and 1978. Originated as a live (pre-video machine) host of a
Deadly_Earnest
1991 video game
Earnest Evans is a 1991 platform game by Wolf Team. It was self-published in Japan for the Sega Mega-CD and the Sega Genesis in North America by Renovation
Earnest_Evans
American football player (born 2003)
Earnest Allen Greene III (born October 31, 2003) is an American college football offensive tackle for the Georgia Bulldogs of the Southeastern Conference
Earnest_Greene
Former White House press secretary (born 1975)
Joshua Ryan Henry Earnest (born January 22, 1975) is an American political advisor who served as White House press secretary under President Barack Obama
Josh_Earnest
American student loan company
Earnest is a financial technology company headquartered in San Francisco, California, that provides education financing products, including student loan
Earnest_(company)
Kind of commitment fee
An earnest payment or earnest money, also known as EMD is a specific form of security deposit made in some major transactions such as real estate dealings
Earnest_payment
List of ships with the same or similar names
named HMS Earnest: HMS Earnest (1805) was a 12-gun gun-brig launched at Lieth in 1805 and sold in 1816. She then became the merchantman Earnest and continued
HMS_Earnest
American actor (1917–2012)
Ernest Borgnine (/ˈbɔːrɡnaɪn/ BORG-nyne; born Ermes Effron Borgnino; January 24, 1917 – July 8, 2012) was an American actor whose career spanned over six
Ernest_Borgnine
2002 film by Oliver Parker
The Importance of Being Earnest is a 2002 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Oliver Parker, based on Oscar Wilde's classic 1895 comedy of manners
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002 film)
The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest_(2002_film)
U.S. Army major general
Herbert L. Earnest (November 11, 1895 – June 11, 1970) was a career officer in the United States Army. A veteran of the Mexican Border War, World War
Herbert_L._Earnest
Topics referred to by the same term
Earnest Cox may refer to: Earnest Sevier Cox (1880–1966), American Methodist preacher and racist Earnest Stewart Cox (1900–1992), British railway engineer
Earnest_Cox
US Navy Fleet admiral (1878–1956)
Ernest Joseph King (23 November 1878 – 25 June 1956) was a fleet admiral in the United States Navy who served as Commander in Chief, United States Fleet
Ernest_J._King
American author, activist and politician (born 1935)
Ronald Ernest Paul (born August 20, 1935) is an American author, activist, medical doctor, and former politician who served as the U.S. representative
Ron_Paul
American football executive (1920–2003)
Texas Earnest Schramm Jr. (June 2, 1920 – July 15, 2003) was an American professional football executive who was the original president and general manager
Tex_Schramm
American preacher and white supremacist (1880–1966)
Earnest Sevier Cox (January 24, 1880 – April 26, 1966) was an American Methodist preacher, political activist and white supremacist. He is best known
Earnest_Sevier_Cox
American communications program
Operation Earnest Voice (OEV) is a psychological operation by the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) that uses sockpuppets to spread pro-American
Operation_Earnest_Voice
American racing driver (born 1959)
Virgil Earnest Irvan (born January 13, 1959), occasionally referred to as Swervin' Irvan, is an American former professional stock car racing driver.
Ernie_Irvan
Basketball announcer
John Mason is the public address announcer for the Detroit Pistons' basketball games at Little Caesars Arena who is best known for nearly twenty years
John_Mason_(announcer)
American computer scientist (1930–2024)
Lester Donald Earnest (December 17, 1930 – August 27, 2024) was an American computer scientist. After receiving his B.S. in electrical engineering from
Les_Earnest
American classicist
Earnest Cary (born 25 February 1879) was an American classicist, historian, and translator of classical works. He was born on 25 February 1879 in Beemer
Earnest_Cary
American singer-songwriter
Earnest Pugh Jr. (born November 23, 1966) is an American gospel musician with a five-octave vocal range. Public recognition for the artist commenced with
Earnest_Pugh
New Zealand physicist and chemist (1871–1937)
Hornchurch, England. Rutherford's birth certificate was mistakenly written as 'Earnest'. He was known by his family as Ern. When Rutherford was age 5, he moved
Ernest_Rutherford
Half in Earnest is a musical comedy by Vivian Ellis adapted from The Importance of Being Earnest and other works of Oscar Wilde. It premiered at the Bucks
Half_in_Earnest
English actor
role of Cecily Cardew in a 2022 production of The Importance of Being Earnest. Phoebe Campbell was born in England. They are nonbinary. They are a graduate
Phoebe_Campbell
Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer (1874–1922)
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Anglo-Irish Antarctic explorer who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic
Ernest_Shackleton
American folk musician (1916–2000)
Earnest East (July 8, 1916 - January 8, 2000) was a fiddle, guitar, and banjo player. East began his music career as a member of the Camp Creek Boys,
Earnest_East
American football player (born 1999)
Earnest Brown IV (born January 8, 1999) is an American professional football defensive end for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL)
Earnest_Brown_IV
American actor
Earnest Lee Hudson Jr. is an American actor, writer, and film producer. He is the son of Ernie Hudson and his first wife, Jeannie Moore. After the couple
Ernie_Hudson_Jr.
American basketball player (born 1991)
Earnest Lee Ross Jr. (born January 27, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Sunshine Coast Phoenix of the NBL1 North. Born in the
Earnest_Ross
State in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled
denote a state in which earnest and ironic intents become muddled, or alternatively to describe a return from irony to earnestness, similar to new sincerity
Post-irony
American football player (born 1959)
Earnest Jackson (born December 18, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL)
Earnest_Jackson
American intelligence officer (1934–2022)
International Spy Museum. Edwin Peter Earnest was born on January 1, 1934 to Emily (Keating) Earnest and Edwin Burchett Earnest in Edinburgh, Scotland. At the
Peter_Earnest
Historic district in Tennessee, United States
The Earnest Farms Historic District is a historic district consisting of four historic farms and associated structures near the community of Chuckey in
Earnest Farms Historic District
Earnest_Farms_Historic_District
American composer (born 1959)
Earnest Woodall (born July 24, 1959) is an American composer. Born in Bay Shore, New York and raised in suburban Long Island, New York, Woodall took up
Earnest_Woodall
American soccer player and exercise physiologist
Conrad Earnest (born December 20, 1957) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper and well respected exercise physiologist. He spent two seasons in the
Conrad_Earnest
American physicist (1901–1958)
Ernest Orlando Lawrence (August 8, 1901 – August 27, 1958) was an American physicist who received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939 for his invention
Ernest_Lawrence
English actress (1892–1972)
Being Earnest. In 1948 she was awarded a Special Tony Award for Outstanding Foreign Company as a cast member of The Importance of Being Earnest, and she
Margaret_Rutherford
American community activist (born 1965 or 1966)
Earnest James Ujaama (born 1966) is an American community activist and former terrorist. A long-term resident of Seattle and well-known community activist
Earnest_James_Ujaama
New Zealand schoolteacher
Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "William Earnest Donnelly" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (August 2014) (Learn
William_Earnest_Donnelly
Australian actress (born 1967)
Park, Bedazzled, A.I. Artificial Intelligence, The Importance of Being Earnest, and Timeline. In television, she had main roles in Shark Bay, Mr Selfridge
Frances_O'Connor
19th century American politician
James Harrison Earnest (January 11, 1818 – June 12, 1900) was an American Democratic politician and Wisconsin pioneer. He served four years in the Wisconsin
James_Earnest
1991 book by Phil Gottschalk
In Deadly Earnest: The History of the First Missouri Brigade, CSA is a 1991 book written by Phil Gottschalk and published by Missouri River Press. The
In_Deadly_Earnest
Barbadian cricketer
Earnest King (born 21 May 1846, date of death unknown) was a Barbadian cricketer. He played in two first-class matches for the Barbados cricket team in
Earnest_King
Deaf American advertising executive (1868–1964)
Earnest Elmo Calkins (March 15, 1868 – October 4, 1964) was a deaf American advertising executive who pioneered the use of art in advertising, of fictional
Earnest_Elmo_Calkins
Irish writer (1854–1900)
and success, while An Ideal Husband (1895) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1895) were still being performed in London, Wilde issued a civil writ
Oscar_Wilde
American environmental engineer (1921–2019)
Earnest Frederick Gloyna (June 30, 1921 – January 9, 2019) was an American environmental engineer. Gloyna was born in Vernon, Texas. He served in the
Earnest_F._Gloyna
British steam locomotive engineer and author
Locomotive panorama Speaking of steam World steam in the twentieth century "Earnest Stewart Cox | Science Museum Group Collection". "Railway Executive Organisation"
Ernest_Stewart_Cox
American football player (born 1980)
Earnest Graham Jr. (born January 15, 1980) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for eight seasons in the National
Earnest_Graham
American politician
Earnest "Coach" Williams (born June 14, 1949) is an American politician. A member of the Democratic party, he is a former member of the Georgia House
Earnest_Williams
American theater director
Matthew Earnest is an American theater director. He has also written plays, as well as adapted plays from novels, non-fiction books, short stories, and
Matthew_Earnest
American football coach (born 1965)
Earnest J. Wilson III (born March 30, 1965) is an American football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and running backs coach for Edward Waters
Earnest_Wilson
American politician (1952–2024)
Earnest Johnson (November 30, 1952 – December 23, 2024) was an American politician from the state of Alabama. He served as a Democratic Party member of
Earnest_Johnson
United States Navy Medal of Honor recipient
Ernest Edwin Evans (August 13, 1908 – October 25, 1944) was an officer of the United States Navy who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions
Ernest_E._Evans
American dramatist
American writer. Miles wrote "God Save the South", under the pen name Earnest Halphin, which is considered to have been the unofficial national anthem
George_Henry_Miles
American football player (born 1959)
Earnest Adams (born March 12, 1959) is an American former professional football linebacker who primarily played in the United States Football League (USFL)
Earnest_Adams
2011 film by Brian Bedford
The Importance of Being Earnest is a filmed version of the 2011 Broadway revival production of Oscar Wilde's 1895 play of the same name. The film is directed
The Importance of Being Earnest (2011 film)
The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest_(2011_film)
American sportscaster (1918–2010)
William Earnest Harwell (January 25, 1918 – May 4, 2010) was an American sportscaster, known for his long career calling play-by-play of Major League
Ernie_Harwell
American football player (born 1970)
Earnest Hunter III (born December 21, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League
Earnest_Hunter
American police chief
Nathan Harper is a convicted felon and former Chief of the Pittsburgh Police, a position he held from October 31, 2006, to February 20, 2013. Prior to
Nathan_Harper
American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Sidney Earnest Manning (July 17, 1892 – December 15, 1960) was a soldier in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during
Sidney_E._Manning
American politician
Earnest Lynde was an American politician from Recluse, Wyoming, who served a single term in the Wyoming House of Representatives, representing Campbell
Earnest_Lynde
American basketball player (1948–2020)
Earnest Killum (June 11, 1948 – June 11, 2020) was an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association
Earnie_Killum
Inuk politician
William Earnest Beltz (April 27, 1912 – November 21, 1960) was an American politician and carpenter. Born in Bear Creek on the Seward Peninsula, Haycock
Bill_Beltz
American baseball player
Earnest Sylvestor Long (October 11, 1927 – September 20, 2000), nicknamed "the Kid", was an American Negro league pitcher for the Chattanooga Choo-Choos
Earnest_Long
American actress (born 1975)
father, Jon Voight, in Lookin' to Get Out (1982). Her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 (1993), followed
Angelina_Jolie
British politician (1881–1951)
Ernest Bevin (9 March 1881 – 14 April 1951) was a British statesman, trade union leader and Labour Party politician. He co-founded and served as General
Ernest_Bevin
Congressional Gold Medal recipient
Ernest Gideon Green (born September 22, 1941) is one of the Little Rock Nine, a group of African-American students who, in 1957, were the first black students
Ernest_Green
American art collector and historian
Adele Earnest (1901–1993) was an American folk art collector and historian, noted as an authority on wildfowl decoys. Earnest was born in Waltham, Massachusetts
Adele_Earnest
Canadian journalist
Roy Earnest Bonisteel, CM (29 May 1930 – 16 August 2013) was a Canadian journalist and, from 1967 to 1989, host of the CBC Television program Man Alive
Roy_Bonisteel
American soul musician
Earnest Lee-Pickford Hines (born 1938) is an American soul musician. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi. Hines moved to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1958
Ernie_Hines
American trampoline gymnast
Dakota Earnest (Tauferner) (born November 16, 1993) is an American trampoline gymnast. Earnest competed in the Women's Individual Trampoline at the 2011
Dakota_Earnest
Governor of Texas from 1969 to 1973
Preston Earnest Smith (March 8, 1912 – October 18, 2003) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 40th governor of Texas from 1969
Preston_Smith_(governor)
British actress
Almeida Theatre. In 2018 she played Cecily Cardew in The Importance of Being Earnest in the West End. Button married screenwriter Henry Fleet in 2014 and they
Fiona_Button
Prison in Michigan, United States
Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility (LRF) is a Michigan prison, located in Muskegon, for adult male prisoners. The facility was opened in 1989 and
Earnest C. Brooks Correctional Facility
Earnest_C._Brooks_Correctional_Facility
Form of wit where words are used for special effect
the play The Importance of Being Earnest, Ernest being a given name that sounds exactly like the adjective earnest). Wordplay is quite common in oral
Wordplay
1932 film
The Importance of Being Earnest (German: Liebe, Scherz und Ernst) is a 1932 German comedy film directed by Franz Wenzler and starring Charlotte Ander
The Importance of Being Earnest (1932 film)
The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest_(1932_film)
Covered bridge in Oregon, US
122°50′10″W / 44.201111°N 122.836111°W / 44.201111; -122.836111 The Earnest Bridge, located near Marcola, Oregon, is listed on the National Register
Earnest_Bridge
2018 film by Sean Anders and John Morris
November 16, 2018. It grossed $121 million worldwide, and was called an "earnest, heartwarming comedy" by critics, who also praised the performances. Couple
Instant_Family
Brig of the Royal Navy
HMS Earnest was launched at Leith in 1805 as one of 48 later Archer-class gun brigs for the British Royal Navy. During her naval career Earnest captured
HMS_Earnest_(1805)
Chilean writer
men for every woman. She chose an American agriculture student, Allan Earnest, an idealist who had emigrated to Israel from Cornell University.[citation
Mariana_Callejas
Australian general (1868–1931)
Sydney Earnest Christian, CMG (17 April 1868 – 17 May 1931) was an Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general in the First World War. He
Sydney_Christian
American football player (born 1968)
Earnest Fields (born October 15, 1968) is an American former football linebacker. He attended the University of Tennessee from 1988 to 1991. In 1990,
Earnest_Fields
Indian field hockey player (1912–1993)
Earnest John Goodsir-Cullen (15 July 1912 – December 1993) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936, he was
Earnest_Goodsir-Cullen
American poet
Victor Earnest Rillieux (c. 1842 – 1898) was an American Creole of color songwriter, poet, playwright and businessman. He was blind and was known for
Victor_E._Rillieux
Soccer player (born 1969)
Earnest Lee Stewart Jr., better known as Earnie Stewart (born March 28, 1969) is a former professional soccer player who played as a forward or midfielder
Earnie_Stewart
Specialized agency of the United Nations
International Classification of Diseases (ICD). The agency's work began in earnest in 1951 after a significant infusion of financial and technical resources
World_Health_Organization
British actress (1968–2021)
London, she made her professional stage debut in The Importance of Being Earnest in 1990. Other theatre roles include playing Lady Macbeth in Macbeth at
Helen_McCrory
1992 American film
The Importance of Being Earnest is a 1992 American film adaptation of the 1895 play of the same name by Oscar Wilde, featuring an all-black cast. Director
The Importance of Being Earnest (1992 film)
The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest_(1992_film)
Six Earnest-class destroyers served with the Royal Navy: Earnest, Griffon, Locust, Panther, Seal and Wolf. These ships were all built by Cammell Laird
Earnest-class_destroyer
1952 film by Anthony Asquith
The Importance of Being Earnest is a 1952 British comedy drama film adaptation of the 1895 play by Oscar Wilde. It was directed by Anthony Asquith, who
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952 film)
The_Importance_of_Being_Earnest_(1952_film)
EARNEST
EARNEST
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Gadd.Danish : from a medieval nickname Gad meaning ‘sting’, ‘point’, or from the Biblical male personal name Gad.Muslim : from a personal name based on Arabic jÄd ‘serious’, ‘earnest’.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ernest, EARNEST means "battle (to the death), serious business."
Girl/Female
African, American, Australian, British, Christian, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Jamaican, Latin, Swedish
Sincere; Serious; Earnest; Fight to the Finish; Determined; Battle to the Death
Girl/Female
English American German Latin
A variant spelling of the German Earnest, meaning serious determined, earnestness or vigor, from...
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, German
Sincere; Serious; Form of Ernest; Truth; Battle to the Death
Boy/Male
British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Swedish, Swiss
Earnest; Sincere; Serious
Boy/Male
British, English, German
Earnest
Boy/Male
African, American, British, Chinese, Christian, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Ghana, Irish, Netherlands, Polish, Swedish
Sincere; Serious Battle to the Death; Earnest; Serious; Battle to the Death
Boy/Male
Swedish German
Earnest.
Boy/Male
English American German
Earnest.
Female
English
Feminine form of English Earnest, EARNESTINE means "battle (to the death), serious business."
Boy/Male
English
A variant spelling of the German Earnest, meaning serious determined, earnestness or vigor, from...
Boy/Male
English American Spanish
Earnest.
Boy/Male
American, British, Christian, English, German
Sincere; Form of Ernest; Earnest; Battle to the Death
Boy/Male
Christian, English
A Variant Spelling of the German Earnest; Diminutive of Earnest
Surname or Lastname
Americanized form of German Ernst.English
Americanized form of German Ernst.English : variant spelling of Ernest.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Earnest.
Girl/Female
British, English
Serious
Boy/Male
English American
Earnest.
Girl/Female
American, Christian, German
Earnest; Serious; Battle to the Death
EARNEST
EARNEST
Girl/Female
Muslim
Beautiful princess, Night
Boy/Male
Australian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Sikh
Hope
Girl/Female
Tamil
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
One who Gets Credit; Brainy
Girl/Female
Armenian, Australian, Greek
Poetry
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Hebrew, Muslim
Pure; Sweet Water
Boy/Male
American, British, Chinese, Christian, English
Where Hawks Fly; Settlement on the Bank
Boy/Male
African, Indian
Gift
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Stenson 1.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Baby
EARNEST
EARNEST
EARNEST
EARNEST
EARNEST
v. i.
To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with earnestness; to labor hard.
n.
The act of striving; earnest endeavor.
n.
A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority.
a.
Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do; zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt; fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest prayers.
adv.
Completely; vigorously; in earnest.
v. t.
To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.
v. t.
To use in earnest.
v. i.
To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now followed by out.
n.
A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor; fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the warmth of love or piety; he replied with much warmth.
a.
To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.
n.
One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan.
superl.
Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.
a.
Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold; valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his country.
v. t.
Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.
a.
Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful; solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.
a.
Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.
superl.
Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.
adv.
In an earnest manner.
a.
Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not jesting or deceiving.
n.
The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.