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maleErasmus - Name Meaning and Origin


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The boy's name Erasmus \e-ras-mus, er(a)-smus\ is of Greek origin, and its meaning is "beloved". The 16th-century Dutch humanist philosopher Geert Gerts wrote as Desiderius Erasmus; Desiderius is the Latin form of Erasmus. Saint Erasmus was a saint popularly known as Saint Elmo.

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 a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Erasmus. Click here to compare Erasmus with related baby names.

United States Top 1000 rankings for: Erasmus
Canada (BC), England and Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Sweden, Australia (NSW) Top 100 rankings for: Erasmus

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