Gender: Masculine
Usage: Late Greek (Latinized)
Scripts Ἔρασμος(Ancient Greek)
Meaning
Derived from Greek ἐράσμιος (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.