Given name

Erasme

“one who is dearly loved”

Erasme is a variant of Erasmus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

Erasme is a variant of Erasmus. One Greek interpretation is “one who is dearly loved.”

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

Erasme is a variant of Erasmus. An origin associated with Erasmus is Greek.

Explained through its name family

The story

Erasme is a variant of Erasmus. The history of Erasmus gives this family its wider story. Erasmus’s Christian associations include Saint Erasmus, a bishop of Formiae in Campania, martyred under Diocletian.

Explained through its name family

Erasme’s family of names

Erasme has a related form in Erasmus. In Catalan usage, Erasme has a conventional equivalent in the German form Erasmus.

Walk Erasme’s family in the name graph

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Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

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

Across languages 2

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

Similar names

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Saints

Erazmo

“one who is dearly loved”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Saints

Agaue

Agaue is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Erasmios

“one who is dearly loved”

No U.S. birth series

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Greek · Saints

Ambrose

“immortal, divine”

54UncommonRising fast

98% boys · 2% girls

Saints

Itie

“one who is thirsty”

No U.S. birth series

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Saints

Itee

“one who is thirsty”

No U.S. birth series

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Greek · Saints

Jerome

“of the sacred name”

44UncommonEasing

>99% boys

Saints

Agathie

Agathie is a variant of Agatha. One Greek interpretation is “good and kind; St. Agatha is the patron saint of bell-founders.”

No U.S. birth series

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Erasme’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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