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Ramus
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ramus rámus
English
Pronunciation
en /ˈɹeɪməs/
en eɪməs 2
en
Etymology 1
en NL. Ramus, from en frm de La Ramée.
Proper noun
Petrus Ramus (1515–1572), French humanist, logician, and educational reformer, originally named Pierre de la Ramée.
Derived terms
en Ramian Ramism Ramist
Etymology 2
Two main origins:
Borrowed from en fr Ramus, from en fro ramu branch, a topographic surname for someone who lived in a wooded place.
Borrowed from en nl Ramus, from a personal name composed of the en gem-pro - elements gem-pro *hrabnaz raven and gem-pro *waldą might, power, force.
Proper noun
es
en.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Ramus is the 39486th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 557 individuals. Ramus is most common among White (68.22%) and Hispanic/Latino (24.78%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from French surnames from Dutch
Latin
Etymology
la Ramus :der frm:de La Ramée + 1
Pronunciation
Ramus no
Proper noun
Ramus<2>
la NL. la famously held by:
Pierre de La Ramée (Latinized to la Petrus Ramus).
Declension
Ramus<2>
la surnames from French