Meaning & Etymology
English, French, Slovene
Derived from Germanic eornost meaning "serious". It was introduced to England by the German House of Hanover when they inherited the British throne in the 18th century, though it did not become common until the following century. The American author and adventurer Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) was a famous bearer of the name. It was also used by Oscar Wilde for a character in his comedy 'The Importance of Being Earnest' (1895).
/UR-nəst (English)/
EtymologyFrom Old High German ernust.
Popularity in the US
♀ Girls
Peak#1072 in 1927 (51 births)
Recent#8160 in 1991
Trend↓ Fading
♂ Boys
Peak#38 in 1921 (5,697 births)
Recent#1040 in 2025
Trend↓ Fading
Destiny 9 — The Humanitarian
9
The Humanitarian
Mars · Fire · The Humanitarian
CompassionateGenerousIdealisticCreativeWiseTolerant
Life Path 9 is governed by Mars — the warrior planet — but the 9 channels Mars's fierce energy not toward personal conquest but toward the elevation and healing of the world. The vibration of 9 is the energy of completion: it is the final number in the primary cycle, carrying within it the accumulated wisdom and experience of all the numbers that preceded it. The 9 has, in a sense, already been all the other numbers — has known the 1's ambition, the 2's sensitivity, the 3's joy, the 4's discipline, the 5's freedom, the 6's love, the 7's wisdom, and the 8's power — and what remains is the integration of all of them into a compassionate, expansive, universally oriented force for good. Life Path 9s are the humanitarians, the sages, the artists who create not for personal glory but for the enrichment of the collective.
Famous People with Destiny 9
AE
Albert Einstein
Theoretical physicist, Theory of Relativity
Scientist
CD
Charles Darwin
Naturalist, author of Theory of Evolution
Scientist
AT
Alan Turing
Mathematician and computer science pioneer
Scientist
JK
Johannes Kepler
Astronomer, laws of planetary motion
Scientist
AL
Ada Lovelace
Mathematician, first computer programmer
Scientist
IS
Igor Stravinsky
Modernist composer, The Rite of Spring
Musician
JM
Jim Morrison
Rock musician, vocalist of The Doors
Musician
JS
John Steinbeck
American novelist, The Grapes of Wrath
Writer