Old High German origin
Source-reportedMeaning: “vigor, strife”
Borrowed from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”).
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- Wiktionary: ArnoštCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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“vigor, strife”
[ˈarnoʃt] · Czech
01 / Meaning & origin
Arnošt is a masculine given name documented in Czech. English Wiktionary traces it to Old High German ernust, with the stated meaning “vigor, strife”.
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Meaning: “vigor, strife”
Borrowed from Old High German ernust (“vigor, strife”).
[1] tschechische Form von Ernst
Du gotique ernust (« force, vigueur »).
Afgeleid van de Germaanse naam Ernst / Ernust
借自古高地德語 ernust。
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Arnost— “eagle stone (?)”
Arnost, _m._ _Bohm._ Teu. eagle stone (?), 342
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
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