Arnošt is a Czech masculine given name. It was derived from the Old German name Ernust (modern German name Ernst), meaning 'honest', 'serious'. Notable people with the name include:
Inocenc Arnošt Bláha (1879–1960), Czech sociologist and philosopher Arnošt Zvi Ehrman (1914–1976), Czech Jewish Orthodox rabbi Arnošt Frischer (1887–1954), Czech Jewish politician Arnošt Goldflam (born 1946), Czech playwright, writer, director, screenwriter and actor Arnošt Hájek (born 1941), Czech biathlete Arnošt Hložek (1929–2013), Slovak football coach and player Arnošt Klíma (1916–2000), Czech historian Arnošt Klimčík (born 1945), Czech handball player Arnošt Kreuz (1912–1974), Czech footballer Arnošt Lustig (1926–2011), Czech Jewish writer, playwright and screenwriter Arnošt Muka (1854–1932), German and Sorbian writer, linguist and scientist Arnošt Nejedlý (1883–1917), Czech long-distance runner Arne Novák, born Arnošt Novák (1880–1939), Czech literary historian and critic Arnošt of Pardubice (1297–1364), the first Archbishop of Prague Arnošt Pazdera (1929–2021), Czech footballer Arnošt Poisl (born 1939), Czech rower Arnošt Konstantin Růžička (1761–1845), Czech bishop Jan Arnošt Smoler (1816–1884), Sorbian philologist and writer Arnošt Valenta (1912–1944), Czech army officer
See also
Arnost, medieval Bishop of Rochester Ernest, an English name of the same origin Rudolf Těsnohlídek (1882–1928), Czech writer and poet, also known under the pen name Arnošt Bellis Ernst Wiesner (1890–1971), Czech architect, also known as Arnošt Wiesner Ernst Königsgarten (1880–1942), Austrian businessman and fencer, also known as Arnošt Königsgarten
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