Rasmus
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From the Latin saints' name Erasmus, from Ancient Greek Erasmos "beloved". Used in Denmark since the fifteenth century.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rasmus
- a male given name
Related terms edit
References edit
- [1] 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 edit
Proper noun edit
Rasmus
- a male given name shortened from Erasmus
Faroese edit
Proper noun edit
Rasmus m
- a male given name
Usage notes edit
Patronymics
- son of Rasmus: Rasmusarson or Rasmusson
- daughter of Rasmus: Rasmusardóttir or Rasmusdóttir
Declension edit
Singular | |
Indefinite | |
Nominative | Rasmus |
Accusative | Rasmus |
Dative | Rasmusi |
Genitive | Rasmusar, Rasmus |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Rasmus
- a male given name
- a Finnish surname
Declension edit
Inflection of Rasmus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Rasmus | Rasmukset | ||
genitive | Rasmuksen | Rasmusten Rasmuksien | ||
partitive | Rasmusta | Rasmuksia | ||
illative | Rasmukseen | Rasmuksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Rasmus | Rasmukset | ||
accusative | nom. | Rasmus | Rasmukset | |
gen. | Rasmuksen | |||
genitive | Rasmuksen | Rasmusten Rasmuksien | ||
partitive | Rasmusta | Rasmuksia | ||
inessive | Rasmuksessa | Rasmuksissa | ||
elative | Rasmuksesta | Rasmuksista | ||
illative | Rasmukseen | Rasmuksiin | ||
adessive | Rasmuksella | Rasmuksilla | ||
ablative | Rasmukselta | Rasmuksilta | ||
allative | Rasmukselle | Rasmuksille | ||
essive | Rasmuksena | Rasmuksina | ||
translative | Rasmukseksi | Rasmuksiksi | ||
abessive | Rasmuksetta | Rasmuksitta | ||
instructive | — | Rasmuksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics edit
- Rasmus is the 102nd 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 2177th (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 edit
Proper noun edit
Rasmus
- a male given name of shortened from Erasmus
Related terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Short form of Erasmus. First recorded in Sweden in 1481.
Pronunciation edit
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Proper noun edit
Rasmus c (genitive Rasmus)
- a male given name