Origin: Greek
Meaning: “beloved”
Variations, Nicknames and Sound Alikes:
Eraste, Erastos, Ras
Erastus Book Quotes:
“I asked if Uncle Erastus had been mean to him.”
Dalliance: a Novel (2008)
“Erastus gave one short laugh in spite of himself.”
A Wedding in War=Time (1889)
Famous people named Erastus or its variations
1. Erastus J.O. Mwencha (b. 1947), Kenyan politician
2. Erastus Corning 2nd (1909-83), American politician,
long-time mayor of Albany, NY
3. Erastus Smith (1787-1837), American frontiersman;
commonly known as Deaf Smith
Erastus Middle Names
Erastus John
Erastus Finis
Erastus Homer
Erastus Ward