Given name

Érasme

Érasme is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in French.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Érasme comes from Latin.

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How it developed

From Latin Erasmus.

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Érasme’s family of names

In French usage, Érasme shares a linguistic root with the Walloon form Érasse. In French usage, Érasme has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form Erasmo. In French usage, Érasme has a conventional equivalent in the Spanish form TELMO.

Walk Érasme’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

Érasme has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 4

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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Ancient Greek

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Latin

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Efraïm

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Ancient Greek

Aiace

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Latin

Esaú

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Sibling ideas

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