Erastus
Latin · Boy · 3 syllables
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About the name Erastus
The name Erastus means "beloved" or "lovely," derived from the Greek adjective *erastos* (ἐραστός), which itself comes from the verb *eraō* (ἐράω, "to love").
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Etymology
The name Erastus means "beloved" or "lovely," derived from the Greek adjective *erastos* (ἐραστός), which itself comes from the verb *eraō* (ἐράω, "to love"). It appears in the New Testament as the name of a Christian companion of Paul (Acts 19:22; Romans 16:23) and was used in ancient Greek and Roman cultures, later adopted by English-speaking Christians, notably as the name of a 19th-century American abolitionist and politician, Erastus Fairbanks.
Erastus currently ranks #4,159 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1916.
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