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Rasmus
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Danish
Etymology
From the da la - saints' name la Erasmus, from da grc - Erasmos "beloved". Used in Denmark since the fifteenth century.
Pronunciation
da /ˈrasmus/ [ˈʁɑ̈s̺mus̺]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male
Related terms
da Rasmine
da 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
et proper noun
et male shortened from Erasmus
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Rasmusarson Rasmusson Rasmusardóttir Rasmusdóttir
Declension
Rasmus Rasmus Rasmusi Rasmusar, Rasmus
Finnish
Etymology
A vernacular form of fi la Erasmus, possibly via fi sv Rasmus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
fi Finnish
Declension
Rasmu a
Statistics
dvv_20250813 7266 2018 98 8
dvv_20250813 374 2192 4
References
Norwegian
Proper noun
no male of shortened from Erasmus
Related terms
no Rasmussen
Swedish
Etymology
Short form of la Erasmus. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Rasmus.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Anagrams
sv amrssu musars