Erastus
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Given Name ERASTUS

GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical, Biblical Latin
OTHER SCRIPTS: Εραστος (Ancient Greek)
PRONOUNCED: i-RAS-təs (English)  [details]

Meaning & History

Latinized form of the Greek name Εραστος (Erastos) meaning "beloved". This was the name of an assistant of Paul mentioned in Acts and two epistles in the New Testament.

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OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Erastos (Ancient Greek), Erastos (Biblical Greek), Rastus (English)

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beloved, biblical, currently out of the US top 1000, Latinizations, love, Orthodox saints, saints
Entry updated December 8, 2017