name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ɪˈɹæzməs/
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CMU ARPABET:IH0 R AE1 Z M AH0 S
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name
Meaning 1
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam), a Dutch humanist and theologian.
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name
Meaning 2
A male given name from Ancient Greek, rare in English.
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name
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of Erasmus Programme, a student exchange programme established in 1987.
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noun
Meaning 4
An exchange student taking part in an Erasmus Programme.
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noun
Meaning 5
A study period as part of the Erasmus Programme.
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noun
Meaning 6
Dutch humanist and theologian who was the leading Renaissance scholar of northern Europe; although his criticisms of the Roman Catholic Church led to the Reformation, he opposed violence and condemned Martin Luther (1466-1536)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Desiderius Erasmus, Gerhard Gerhards, Geert Geerts
From Medieval Latin Erasmus. The EU student exchange programme is named after Erasmus of Rotterdam, and also a backronym for “European [Community] Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students”.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
Еразъм Ротердамски
(Erazǎm Roterdamski)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Bulgarian:
Еразъм
(Erazǎm)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Chinese Mandarin:
伊拉斯謨 /伊拉斯谟
(Yīlāsīmó)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Danish:
Erasmus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Danish:
Erasmus af Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Danish:
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Dutch:
Desiderius Erasmus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Dutch:
Desiderius Erasmus van Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Esperanto:
Erasmo
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Esperanto:
Erasmo de Roterdamo
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Estonian:
Erasmus Rotterdamist
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Finnish:
Erasmus Rotterdamilainen
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Finnish:
Erasmus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
French:
Érasme
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
French:
Érasme de Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Georgian:
დეზიდერიუს ერაზმუს როტერდამელი
(deziderius erazmus roṭerdameli)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Georgian:
ერაზმუს როტერდამელი
(erazmus roṭerdameli)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
German:
Desiderius Erasmus von Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
German:
Erasmus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Greek:
Ντεζιντέριους Εράσμους Ροτεροντάμους
(Ntezintérious Erásmous Roterontámous)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Greek:
Έρασμος
(Érasmos)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Greek:
Έρασμος του Ρότερνταμ
(Érasmos tou Róterntam)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Ido:
Erasmus de Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Ido:
Desiderius Erasmus de Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Italian:
Erasmo da Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Norwegian Bokmål:
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Norwegian Bokmål:
Erasmus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Norwegian Bokmål:
Desiderius Erasmus av Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Erasmus
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Erasmus frå Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Pennsylvania German:
Erasmus von Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Pennsylvania German:
Erasmus Desiderius von Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Polish:
Erazm
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Portuguese:
Erasmo de Roterdão
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Portuguese:
Erasmo de Roterdã
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Russian:
Эра́зм Роттерда́мский
(Erázm Rotterdámskij)
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Spanish:
Erasmo de Róterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam
Spanish:
Erasmo de Rotterdam
— Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, known as Erasmus or Erasmus of Rotterdam