Erasmus - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Erasmus \e-ras-

is of Latin and Greek origin, and its meaning is "to love". Latin form of the Greek Erasmos. Saint Erasmus was a saint popularly known as Saint Elmo. The 16th-century Dutch humanist philosopher Geert Gerts wrote as Desiderius Erasmus (Desiderius is the Latin form of Erasmus.)

Erasmus has 4 variant forms: Erasme, Erasmios, Erasmo and Ras.

For more information, see also the related name Rasmus.

A baby name that sounds like Erasmus is Arsemio.

Erasmus is an uncommon first name for men and an equally uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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