欧内斯特 (Ōunèisītè): Ernest — Western masculine give…

Most famous bearer in Chinese-translated literature is 欧内斯特·海明威 (Ernest Hemingway, 1899–1961), Nobel laureate and author of 《老人与海》 (The Old Man and the Sea), 《永别了,武器》 (A Farewell to Arms), 《太阳照常升起》 (The Sun Also Rises). Other notable Ernests: physicist 欧内斯特·卢瑟福 (Ernest Rutherford), explorer 欧内斯特·沙克尔顿 (Ernest Shackleton).

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Phonetic mapping: 欧 (Ōu, 'Er-'), 内 (nèi, '-n-'), 斯 (sī, '-s-'), 特 (tè, '-t'). Notice the trick: there's no obvious 'e' sound in 欧, but 欧 (Ōu) is the conventional opener for 'Eu-' / 'Er-' in European-name transliterations (compare 欧洲 'Europe', 欧元 'Euro').