70%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Late Greek (Latinized) Scripts Ερασμος(Ancient Greek) Meaning & History Derived from Greek ερασμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved". Saint Erasmus, also known as Saint Elmo, was a 4th-century martyr who is the patron saint of sailors. Erasmus was also the name of a Dutch scholar of the Renaissance period. See All Relations · Show Family TreeRelated Names Other Languages & CulturesErasmos(Ancient Greek) Rasmus(Danish) Elmo(English) Rasmus(Estonian) Rasmus(Finnish) Elmo(German) Erasmo, Elmo(Italian) Ermo(Medieval Italian) Rasmus(Norwegian) Erasmo(Portuguese) Erazem(Slovene) Erasmo(Spanish) Rasmus(Swedish) See Popularity DetailPopularity Last ranked #943 in 1882 United States Categories beloved, currently out of the US top 1000, Latinizations, love, martyrs, ocean, philosophers, saints, water Entry updated December 8, 2017
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