Rasmus

Danish

Etymology

From the Latin saints' name Erasmus, from Ancient Greek Erasmos "beloved". Used in Denmark since the fifteenth century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrasmus/,

Proper noun

Rasmus

1. a male given name

Related terms

• Rasmine
• Rasmussen

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 40 173 males with the given name Rasmus have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1990s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Estonian

Proper noun

Rasmus

1. a male given name shortened from Erasmus

Faroese

Proper noun

Rasmus m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• son of Rasmus: Rasmusarson or Rasmusson
• daughter of Rasmus: Rasmusardóttir or Rasmusdóttir

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin Erasmus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑsmus/,
• Rhymes: -ɑsmus
• Syllabification^(key): Ras‧mus

Proper noun

Rasmus

1. a male given name
2. a Finnish surname

Declension

Statistics

• Rasmus is the 102^nd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 7,011 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,975 more), and also belongs to 10 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• Rasmus is the 2177^th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 380 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian

Proper noun

Rasmus

1. a male given name of shortened from Erasmus

Related terms

• Rasmussen

Swedish

Etymology

Short form of Erasmus. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Rasmus c (genitive Rasmus)

1. a male given name

Anagrams

• musars