Ernest

Ernest Greeves (called Noah Montol in the Japanese translation) is Katrielle's assistant in the video game Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy and subsequent anime Layton Mystery Detective Agency: Kat's Mystery Solving Files! He's a mild-mannered young man, who has a bit of a crush of Kat, and does virtually everything except for the actual mystery solving.

I’m a bit surprised nobody mentioned Ernest Green. The eldest member of the Little Rock Nine. The people who integrated Central High School.

Ernest Borgine was a famous actor who won an Oscar for his performance in the movie, "Marty".

Ernest is the father of the Otter children in PB&J Otter.

Ernest was the name of Victor's younger (not youngest) brother in Frankenstein. He was the middle brother of the family and the only Frankenstein to survive the novel, although we are unaware what happened to him.

Ernest T. Bass was a character on "The Andy Griffith Show." He was known for being a lunatic who loved to throw rocks and break windows.

Sir Ernest Edward "Weary" Dunlop, AC, CMG, OBE (1907 –1993) was an Australian surgeon who was renowned for his leadership while being held prisoner by the Japanese during World War II. He was known by his second name, Edward.

There were two characters 'named' Ernest in 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. One was John "Jack", and the other was Algernon. They are both using the name Ernest as a sort of pseudonym. It is revealed at the end of the play that, ironically, John's birth name was Ernest, unbeknownst to him and everyone else.

Ernest Augustus was the son of King George III of the UK and his wife Charlotte. He later became King of Hanover, Germany. His great-great-great-grandchild is the current Head of the House Hanover, he has the german version of the name "Ernst August".

In The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch, this is the second name of Max-Ernest, the leading male character.

Wilde's use of the name was very intentionally ironic. The name "Ernest" was a code-word meaning "homosexual" when he wrote the play, i.e. "Is he Ernest?"

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I love the play, and the name is likeable enough.

Ernest Hemingway was a famous author who won the Nobel Prize.

Ernest P. Worrell was a hapless misfit in different movies including "Ernest Goes to Camp." He was played by Jim Varney.

Ernest Lehman was a successful screenwriter in Hollywood. He received 6 Academy Award nominations during his screenwriting career. In 2001 he received an honorary Oscar for his works, the first screenwriter to receive that honor.

Ernest Howard Shepard (E.H. Shepard) was a British artist and book illustrator. He was known especially for his illustrations for The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne.