title: Ernests
text: # Ernests
  
  Ernests is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the masculine given name Ernest and may refer to:
  
  * Ernests Birznieks-Upītis (1871-1960), Latvian writer, translator and librarian
  * Ernests Blanks (1894–1972), Latvian publicist, independence advocate
  * Ernests Brastiņš (1892–1942), atvian artist, amateur historian, folklorist and archaeologist
  * Ernests Foldāts (1925–2003), Latvian-born Venezuelan botanist and orchidologist
  * Ernests Gulbis (born 1988), Latvian professional tennis player
  * Ernests Gūtmanis (1901-????), Latvian boxer and Olympic competitor
  * Ernests Kalve (born 1987), Latvian basketball forward
  * Ernests Mālers (1903-1982), Latvian cyclist and Olympic competitor
  * Ernests Štālbergs (1883–1958), Latvian architect
  * Ernests Vīgners (1850-1933), Latvian composer and conductor
  