Ernest is a masculine given name.

Ernest may also refer to:

Ernest, Pennsylvania, United States, a borough Ernest Township, Dade County, Missouri, United States Ernest Airlines, a defunct Italian airline Ernest River, Western Australia Cyclone Ernest, two Indian Ocean tropical cyclones John Ernest (1922-1994), American abstract artist and mathematician Ian Ernest (born 1954), Mauritian Anglican Archbishop of the Indian Ocean and Bishop of Mauritius Ernest (musician), American country music artist