Rasmus
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Rasmus is a shortened form of "Erasmus", the name of Desiderius Erasmus
. As a male first name it is most common in Scandinavia
. It may refer to:
See also:
Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus , known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and a theologian....
. As a male first name it is most common in Scandinavia
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
. It may refer to:
- Colby RasmusColby RasmusColby Ryan Rasmus is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball.-Early years:...
, an American professional baseball player - Rasmus (Swedish musician)Rasmus (Swedish Musician)Rasmus Gardell, known professionally as just Rasmus, is a Swedish electronica and breakbeat music producer who is sometimes mistaken for the Finnish band of the same name . Rasmus released the album Mass Hysteria , a breakbeat record which was released on Bolshi Records...
, Swedish musician - Rasmus KlumpRasmus KlumpRasmus Klump is a comic strip series for small children created in 1951 by the Danish wife and husband team Carla and Vilhelm Hansen...
, a Danish comic strip - Rasmus LerdorfRasmus LerdorfRasmus Lerdorf is a Danish programmer with Canadian citizenship and is most notable as the creator of the PHP scripting language. He authored the first two versions...
, programmer and creator of the PHP programming language - The RasmusThe RasmusThe Rasmus are a Finnish rock band that formed in 1995 in Helsinki while the band members were still in upper comprehensive school. The original band members were Lauri Ylönen , Eero Heinonen , Pauli Rantasalmi and Janne Heiskanen...
, a Finnish band formerly called Rasmus - Erasmus Montanus, or Rasmus Berg, a character in a comedy by Ludvig HolbergLudvig HolbergLudvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Dano-Norwegian double monarchy, who spent most of his adult life in Denmark. He was influenced by Humanism, the Enlightenment and the Baroque...
See also:
- RasmussenRasmussenThe surname Rasmussen is a Danish and Norwegian surname, meaning "Rasmus' son" . It is the ninth most common surname in Denmark, shared by about 1.9% of the population....
("Rasmus' Son"), family name derived from "Rasmus" - Erasmus (disambiguation)Erasmus (disambiguation)Erasmus usually refers to Desiderius Erasmus, the humanist scholar, also known as Erasmus of Rotterdam.Erasmus can also refer to:People:* Erasmus of Arcadia, Greek Orthodox bishop* Saint Erasmus of Formiae alias Saint Elmo...