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English philanthropist, merchant and landowner
Erasmus Smith (1611–1691) was an English merchant and a landowner with possessions in England and Ireland. Having acquired significant wealth through
Erasmus_Smith
Name list
Erasmus is a masculine given name. It is borne by: Erasmus of Arcadia, 18th century Greek Orthodox bishop Erasmus of Formia (died c. 303), Christian saint
Erasmus_(given_name)
Professorship at Trinity College Dublin
The Erasmus Smith's Professor of Hebrew is a professorship at Trinity College Dublin. A lectureship in Oriental Languages had been founded in 1637 and
Erasmus Smith's Professor of Hebrew
Erasmus_Smith's_Professor_of_Hebrew
Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History is a chair in history at Trinity College Dublin. It was founded in 1762 and funded by the Erasmus Smith Trust
Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History
Erasmus_Smith's_Professor_of_Modern_History
Dutch humanist (c. 1466–1536)
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (/ˌdɛzɪˈdɪəriəs ɪˈræzməs/ DEZ-i-DEER-ee-əs irr-AZ-məs; Dutch: [ˌdeːziˈdeːrijʏs eːˈrɑsmʏs]; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July
Erasmus
Positions at Trinity College Dublin
The Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin is one of two endowed mathematics positions at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), the
Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics
Erasmus_Smith's_Professor_of_Mathematics
Private secondary school in Dublin, Ireland
progression to third-level education. It is owned and overseen by the Erasmus Smith Trust. The school hosts the W.B. Yeats Library, named for the former
The_High_School,_Dublin
Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College Dublin is a chair in physics founded in 1724 and funded by the Erasmus
Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy
Erasmus_Smith's_Professor_of_Natural_and_Experimental_Philosophy
American pioneer (1830–1905)
Erasmus M. Smithers (February 17, 1830 – November 20, 1905) was one of the European pioneers of the Pacific coast and the founder of the city of Renton
Erasmus_M._Smithers
American historian
Talk of Martin Luther and he wrote major biographies of Luther and Erasmus. Smith was a professor at Amherst College, Cornell University, Harvard University
Preserved_Smith
Street in central Dublin, Ireland
award for singing at the Feis Ceoil 16 May 1904. No. 43 is the former Erasmus Smith Commercial and Civil Service School, a bank and pub bracket the junction
Pearse_Street
Hungarian-British mathematician (1925-1984)
Hungarian-British mathematician who mainly worked in graph theory. He served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin from 1964 to 1966
Gabriel_Andrew_Dirac
Town in County Tipperary, Ireland
on 1 January 1877. It stands on the site of the former residential Erasmus Smith school. At the nearby village of Loughmore is the historic Loughmoe
Templemore
Town in County Louth, Ireland
charter from King Henry V in 1414. A philanthropic trust founded by Erasmus Smith in the 17th century funded the establishment of a boys' school in 1806
Ardee
Public school in Horsham, West Sussex, England
Schools portal Christ's Hospital Band Christ's Hospital railway station Erasmus Smith "Teaching Staff". Christ's Hospital. Retrieved 13 September 2018. "Our
Christ's_Hospital
Irish poet and playwright (1865–1939)
in Howth. In October 1881, Yeats resumed his education at Dublin's Erasmus Smith High School. His father's studio was nearby and William spent a great
W._B._Yeats
Historian
specialising in early modern Irish and British history. She is the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History (1762) at Trinity College Dublin and Chair
Jane_Ohlmeyer
Irish mathematician (1809–1847)
as the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin beginning in 1835, and in 1843, he was appointed as the Erasmus Smith's Professor
James_MacCullagh
London mercer and silkman who supplied Elizabeth I
Thomas Wilkes Sir William Smith, who married Elizabeth Skinner, daughter of Thomas Skinner. Ambrose's brother, Erasmus Smith of Husbands Bosworth, was
Ambrose_Smith
Anglo-Irish historian and classical scholar (1861–1927)
the preface to the 1889 edition of his Later Roman Empire. He was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Modern History at Trinity College Dublin (1893–1902),
J._B._Bury
Public university in the Netherlands
Erasmus University Rotterdam (Dutch: Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam [eːˈrɑsmʏs ynivɛrsiˈtɛit rɔtərˈdɑm]; abbreviated as EUR) is a public research university
Erasmus_University_Rotterdam
South African rugby union footballer and coach
Johan "Rassie" Erasmus OIG (born 5 November 1972) is a South African rugby union coach and former player. He is the current head coach of the Springboks
Rassie_Erasmus
British journalist
Aeronautical Society. Grey was born on 13 November 1875 and educated at the Erasmus Smith School in Dublin and as an engineer at the Crystal Palace School of
C._G._Grey
Irish physicist (1903–1995)
the teaching faculty at Trinity College Dublin, where he served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy from 1946 until his
Ernest_Walton
English physician (1731–1802)
Erasmus Robert Darwin (12 December 1731 – 18 April 1802) was an English physician. One of the key thinkers of the Midlands Enlightenment, he was also
Erasmus_Darwin
Country park in South Weald, Essex, England
Anthony Browne in 1547 and he died at Weald Hall in 1567. In 1685, Erasmus Smith bought it from Sir William Scroggs. The current layout is largely the
Weald_Country_Park
(1711) University Anatomist (1716) Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1724) Erasmus Smith's Professor of Hebrew (1724) Regius
List of professorships at the University of Dublin
List_of_professorships_at_the_University_of_Dublin
Desiderius Erasmus was the most popular, most printed and arguably most influential author of the early sixteenth century, read in all nations in the
Works_of_Erasmus
British aviator
father, George Porte (1819–1892) was a Civil Engineer and master of Erasmus Smith School living in Dublin, a member of the Royal Irish Academy, Fellow
John_Cyril_Porte
Secondary school in Ennis, Ireland
flourished, and by the early 1850s was already enticing pupils away from Erasmus Smith College, College Road. Springfield pupils were conspicuously successful
St_Flannan's_College
English courtier (died 1537)
Henry Smith (1560-1591) was a son of Erasmus Smith of Husbands Bosworth, and a nephew of Ambrose Smith. His nephew was the merchant Erasmus Smith (1611–1691)
Roger_Ratcliffe
British physicist
1903 – 8 April 1987) was a British physicist whose career started as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College
Robert_Ditchburn
Irish physicist and academic administrator
the 30th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1867 to 1881. He was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College
Humphrey_Lloyd_(physicist)
Irish academic and bishop
Trinity College, he also served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics from 1795 to 1799 and Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental
Thomas_Elrington_(bishop)
British architect (1752–1835)
dynamited 1960. Gracefield Lodge, County Laois, for a Mrs Kavanagh (1817). Erasmus Smith School, Cahir, County Tipperary (1818). Tynan Abbey, Tynan, County Armagh
John_Nash_(architect)
Irish mathematician
April 1962) was an Irish mathematician and academic who served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics (1944-1962) at Trinity College Dublin (TCD)
T._S._Broderick
Scottish economist and philosopher (1723–1790)
Adam Smith (baptised 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who was a pioneer in the field of political economy
Adam_Smith
College Dublin. It was established in 1847. From 1724 to 1847 the Erasmus Smith's Professorship of Natural and Experimental Philosophy had a mathematical
University Professor of Natural Philosophy (Dublin)
University_Professor_of_Natural_Philosophy_(Dublin)
American political theorist (born 1962)
Dean has also held the position of Erasmus Professor of the Humanities in the Faculty of Philosophy at Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is the author
Jodi_Dean
Irish mathematician
the Theory of Binary Algebraic Forms (1881) and his long tenure as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics at TCD. He is sometimes confused with his
William_S._Burnside
Pre-1801 Irish constituency
and replaced 1665 by Erasmus Smith) and John Chambers (expelled and replaced by Sir Richard Stephens) 1665–1666: Erasmus Smith and Sir Richard Stephens
Ardee (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
Ardee_(Parliament_of_Ireland_constituency)
Dutch historical collection and archive
Christie's auction house, but it never took place. With funding from the Erasmus Smith Trust, the books, manuscripts, and maps that now make up the Fagel Collection
Fagel_Collection
Irish academic and bishop (1766–1831)
Ireland clergyman. He taught at Trinity College Dublin, serving as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics (1800–1811), was Bishop of Raphoe (1819–1822)
William Magee (archbishop of Dublin)
William_Magee_(archbishop_of_Dublin)
Irish court case
the funds without sufficient cause. Ó Caoimh argued that s.5 of the Erasmus Smith Schools Act 1938 and s.1(1) of the Accidental Fires Act 1943 similarly
Sinn_Féin_Funds_case
Irish mathematician (1831–1881)
entire career was spent at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), where he was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1870–1881). John
John_Robert_Leslie_(academic)
Irish academic (1717–1778)
afterwards was elected one of the exhibitioners on the foundation of Erasmus Smith. But though he occasionally distinguished himself by his translations
Theaker_Wilder
Irish mathematician
mathematician and academic at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), who served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics (1917–1921). Robert Russell was born in Portadown
Robert Russell (Irish mathematician)
Robert_Russell_(Irish_mathematician)
Catholic parish in Ireland
completed until 1905. It was built on the site of a former residential Erasmus Smith school. The first Mass in it was celebrated by Fr (later Canon) Meagher
Templemore, Clonmore and Killea
Templemore,_Clonmore_and_Killea
appointment as Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas (Ireland) Erasmus Smith Ardee Replaced John Ruxton, who had been expelled Richard Southwell
List_of_Irish_MPs_1661–1666
In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 35. London: Smith, Elder & Co. "James MacCullagh (1843-1848) Trinity College Dublin". "Thomas
List of fellows of the Royal Society at Trinity College Dublin
List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_at_Trinity_College_Dublin
Irish theoretical physicist (1851–1901)
He became a Fellow of Trinity College in 1877, and was appointed Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in 1881. Along with
George_Francis_FitzGerald
Irish mathematician and natural philosopher
was an eminent Irish mathematician and natural philosopher, and was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1786–1799). He was
Matthew_Young_(bishop)
English politician and judge (1602–1682)
was a nephew of Erasmus Smith, a landowner and philanthropist in both England and Ireland (the Erasmus Smith Trust, which Erasmus Smith founded for the
Edward_Smith_(judge)
Book by Martin Luther
rarely examine Erasmus' follow-up Hyperaspistes. Philosopher John Smith claims "Despite the force of Luther's arguments, in many ways Erasmus carried the
On_the_Bondage_of_the_Will
Irish author, editor and librarian
Henry Magee, was born in 1870. The young Magee was educated at the Erasmus Smith High School, Dublin, where he got to know W. B. Yeats. He entered Trinity
William_Kirkpatrick_Magee
1526 copper engraving by Albrecht Dürer
Portrait of Erasmus is a late period 1526 copper engraving by the German artist Albrecht Dürer. The portrait was commissioned by the Dutch Renaissance
Portrait_of_Erasmus_(Dürer)
English clergyman (c. 1560 – c. 1591)
Julii. Smith's preparations allowed his writings to become among England's most popular, after his death. Erasmus Smith Jenkins, Gary W. "Smith, Henry
Henry_Smith_(preacher)
Human settlement in England
once was the main east–west runway. Bosworth Hall (Husbands Bosworth) Erasmus Smith "Archived copy". nomisweb.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 November
Husbands_Bosworth
1975 novel by James Clavell
Dutch threatened their monopoly. The clandestine mission of the Dutch ship Erasmus was to compete with Portugal for Japan and the rest of the lucrative far
Shōgun_(novel)
Irish physicist (1945–2025)
Grenoble in 1986, and an honorary doctorate in 1994. He served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at TCD from 2007 to
Michael_Coey
Irish Anglican priest (c.1605–1681)
appointed the principal trustee of an educational trust established by Erasmus Smith. On 25 May 1661 he was translated to the bishopric of Meath. The sermon
Henry_Jones_(bishop)
British orientalist (1848–1923)
folklore. He was born in County Cork, Ireland, and was educated at Erasmus Smith's Tipperary Grammar School and Trinity College, Dublin. Crooke joined
William_Crooke
English act after the 1641 Irish Rebellion
most of the land confiscated from Irish Catholics in Protestant hands. Erasmus Smith all and every person and persons, who at any time before the tenth day
Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652
Act_for_the_Settlement_of_Ireland_1652
Irish classicist (1920–2011)
1942–43. He was elected a Fellow of Trinity in 1948 and served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Oratory until 1989. John Luce was the son of Arthur Aston
John_V._Luce
Irish physicist
Heriot-Watt, and University College Dublin before becoming, in 1984, Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at TCD. Together with
Denis_Weaire
Public school in New York City
Erasmus Hall High School was a four-year public high school located at 899–925 Flatbush Avenue between Church and Snyder Avenues in the Flatbush neighborhood
Erasmus_Hall_High_School
Irish academic and clergyman
August 1763) was an Irish academic and clergyman, who was the second Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College
Caleb_Cartwright
Individual who is known and addressed by a single name
scholar and theologian Erasmus is a late example of mononymity; though sometimes referred to as "Desiderius Erasmus" or "Erasmus of Rotterdam", he was
Mononym
Irish mathematician (1893–1943)
1943) was an Irish mathematician, specializing in geometry. He was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin (1926–1943). Rowe
Charles_Henry_Rowe
1800 which still exists and a Church of Ireland school, called the Erasmus Smith School, in 1812. On 22 September 1809 he was created a baronet of Blennerville
Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 1st Baronet
Sir_Rowland_Blennerhassett,_1st_Baronet
Ireland – granted a royal charter in 1877 The High School, Dublin, Erasmus Smith Trust, granted a royal charter in 1669 Royal Bank of Ireland – merged
List of organisations based in the Republic of Ireland with royal patronage
List_of_organisations_based_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland_with_royal_patronage
Irish writer, journalist and nationalist politician (1846–1916)
Ballybane, close to Galway city in Ireland. He was educated at the Erasmus Smith School in Galway, Coláiste Iognáid (the "Jes"), and later enrolled in
Frank_Hugh_O'Donnell
Irish academic and clergyman
spent at Trinity College Dublin (TCD), where he served as the fifth Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy (1769–1786). Thomas
Thomas_Wilson_(academic)
Bishop of Ossory; Bishop of Clonfert and Kilmacduagh; Irish Anglican bishop
Hamilton was elected to one of them at the age of 22. He was appointed Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College
Hugh_Hamilton_(bishop)
Irish physicist
Jonathan Coleman is the Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy in the School of Physics and a Principal Investigator in CRANN
Jonathan_Coleman_(physicist)
Anglo-Irish historian (1910–1991)
After a short period at school in the north, Mansergh attended the Erasmus Smith (Abbey) School in Templemore in his native Tipperary, which was founded
Nicholas_Mansergh
Irish scientist
William Davenport (1772–1823) was an Irish academic. He was the eighth Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College
William_Davenport_(scientist)
Irish physician (1683–1738)
natural philosopher at Trinity College Dublin. He was the inaugural Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy from 1724 and Regius
Richard_Helsham
South African judge (born 9 July 1961)
the human trafficking and kidnapping trial related to Joshlin Smith. Nathan Charles Erasmus was born on 9 July 1961 in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, South Africa
Nathan_Erasmus
Irish politician and financier (1705–1777)
in many charitable activities including Dr Steevens' Hospital, the Erasmus Smith Educational Foundation, the Royal Hospital Kilmainham for retired soldiers
Nathaniel_Clements
St. Thomas the Apostle, and the Governors of the schools founded by Erasmus Smith. 5 Geo. 1. c. 14 Pr. 10 March 1719 An Act for confirming an Agreement
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1718
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain_from_1718
Village in Leicestershire, England
Extons, which are detailed in the Census transcripts for the village. Erasmus Smith Smith Baronets Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edmondthorpe. "Population
Edmondthorpe
Village in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
100 years of ownership. Another of the oldest buildings today is the Erasmus Smith schoolhouse built in 1814 beside the old national school of 1886 both
Eglinton,_County_Londonderry
Irish mathematician (1930–2020)
December 2020) was an Irish mathematician who served for 23 years as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin (TCD). He was an
Brian_H._Murdoch
Australian politician
Ireland, to farmer William Latimer and Sarah Ann Fleming. He attended the Erasmus Smith school near Florencecourt and was then apprenticed to a softgoods trader
William Latimer (Australian politician)
William_Latimer_(Australian_politician)
Ceremonial officer of the English county of Essex
Bullock 1703: Sir Thomas Webster, 1st Baronet of Copped Hall 1704: Erasmus Smith 1705: William Peck 1706: Dacre Barrets 1707: Herman (or John) Olmius
High_Sheriff_of_Essex
Fishing village in County Down, Northern Ireland
Vere Beauclerk, (a grandson of William Ogilvie), and master of the Erasmus Smith school in Ardglass. When the S.S. Great Britain was run aground in Dundrum
Ardglass
Irish mathematician, academic, and clergyman
1899) was an Irish mathematician, academic, and clergyman. He was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics at Trinity College Dublin (1843–1862), and
Charles_Graves_(bishop)
Free online crowdsourced encyclopedia
Wales by David Weinberger. In 2015, Wikipedia was awarded both the annual Erasmus Prize, which recognizes exceptional contributions to culture, society or
Wikipedia
English landowner and politician
Baylis of Woodford, Essex. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son Edward. Erasmus Smith George Edward Cokayne Complete Baronetage, 1649 to 1664
Sir_Edward_Smith,_1st_Baronet
Museum at Trinity College, Dublin
contribution to the creation of the museum. Professor Weingreen was Erasmus Smith's Professor of Hebrew at Trinity College Dublin between 1939 and 1979
Weingreen Museum of Biblical Antiquities
Weingreen_Museum_of_Biblical_Antiquities
Residential location in Dublin, Ireland
the 1890s the square had fallen into disrepair. The Governors of the Erasmus Smith School bought Belgrave Square from Mr John Holmes. It was used for 70
Belgrave_Square,_Dublin
Irish mathematician (1817–1882)
mathematician and academic of Trinity College, Dublin (TCD), who served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics there 1862-1879. Roberts was born into a well-established
Michael Roberts (mathematician)
Michael_Roberts_(mathematician)
School in Drogheda, Ireland
Drogheda Grammar School was founded under Royal Charter in 1669 by Erasmus Smith and is one of the oldest secondary schools in Ireland. It was originally
Drogheda_Grammar_School
Irish politician and academic (1870–1942)
College Dublin (TCD) (BA 1893, MA 1896, Fellow 1896). He served as Erasmus Smith's Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy at Trinity College
William_Thrift
List of law enforcement officials
December 1696: Thomas Harrison, of March, Isle of Ely 16 December 1697: Erasmus Smith 23 December 1697: Robert Tompson, of Stanground, Hunts. 22 December
Sheriff of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire
Sheriff_of_Cambridgeshire_and_Huntingdonshire
Tower house in County Louth, Ireland
Family of Lancashire held the castle (though rented from the grantee, Erasmus Smith of Edmondthorpe) and in 1661, Henry Townley is recorded as having resided
Athclare_Castle
Houses in Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, England
to 1537, by the de Stoke family and then by the Smith family, amongst others, until 1632. Erasmus Smith, who lived there from 1570 to 1616, was quite a
Bosworth Hall, Husbands Bosworth
Bosworth_Hall,_Husbands_Bosworth
to hold the professorship of natural philosophy on the foundation of Erasmus Smith. Thomas Prior, author, and founder of the Royal Dublin Society. Samuel
Dublin_Philosophical_Society
Irish mathematician and academic (1772-1837)
to 1837. His entire career was spent at Trinity College Dublin. As Erasmus Smith's Professor of Mathematics there, he promoted significant curricular
Bartholomew_Lloyd
ERASMUS SMITH
ERASMUS SMITH
Male
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(ἜÏαστος) Greek name ERASTOS means "beloved." In the bible, this is the name of the chamberlain of the city of Corinth and one of Paul's disciples.
Boy/Male
Greek
Loved.
Boy/Male
Spanish Greek
Friendly.
Male
Dutch
, amiable.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Swedish
Beloved; Amiable; Desired
Boy/Male
American, Chinese, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish
Friendly; Loved; Lovable
Male
Danish
, amiable.
Boy/Male
Swedish
Kingly.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Old French, Middle English cras ‘big’, ‘fat’ (Latin crassus).Possibly an altered spelling of German Krass.
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Amiable.
Male
Danish
, amiable.
Boy/Male
Greek American Biblical
Loved.
Male
Scandinavian
 Short form of Latin Erasmus, RASMUS means "beloved." In use by the Scandinavians.
Biblical
lovely, amiable
Boy/Male
British, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hindu, Indian, Swedish
To Love; Desired; Beloved; Lovable
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Greek
Desired or beloved, worthy of love. Famous bearer: St Erasmus (St. Elmo) is the patron saint of...
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Lovely
Girl/Female
Indian, Telugu
Prasius Gems
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(ΈÏασμος) Greek name derived from the element erasmios, ERASMOS means "beloved."
Male
English
Short form of Latin Erastus, RASTUS means "beloved."Â
ERASMUS SMITH
ERASMUS SMITH
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Irish
Slender.
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Hindu
Biblical
king of justice
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Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Variant of Louisa
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Arabic, Muslim
Well Knowledge
Male
Welsh
Welsh name EMYR means "king."
Girl/Female
American, Arabic, Hebrew
Night; Lovelorn; Seductive
Boy/Male
Muslim/Islamic
Generous old Arabic word for the Sea
Girl/Female
Australian, French, Greek, Welsh
Pearl; Diminutive of Margaret
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Family; Ancestors
ERASMUS SMITH
ERASMUS SMITH
ERASMUS SMITH
ERASMUS SMITH
ERASMUS SMITH
n.
A small ramus, or branch.
n.
Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.
n.
One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church placed entirely under the control of the State.
n.
A South American bird, of the genus Aramus, allied to the rails.
n.
The common garden cherry (Prunus Cerasus), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from Medoc in France).
n.
The lockjaw.
n.
The Smithsonian Institution.
pl.
of Ramus
a.
Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to the national institution of learning which he endowed at Washington, D. C.; as, the Smithsonian Institution; Smithsonian Reports.
n.
A follower of Pierre Rame, better known as Ramus, a celebrated French scholar, who was professor of rhetoric and philosophy at Paris in the reign of Henry II., and opposed the Aristotelians.
n.
A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a ramification.
n.
A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.
n.
Pronunciation of / (eta) as the modern Greeks pronounce it, that is, like e in the English word be. This was the pronunciation advocated by Reu/hlin and his followers, in opposition to the etacism of Erasmus. See Etacism.
n.
The workshop of a smith, esp. a blacksmith; a smithery; a stithy.
n.
One of several species of similar fishes of the genus Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic coast. T. Caribbaeus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more southern; -- called also needlefish. Many of the common names of the European garfish are also applied to the American species.
n.
Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus Aramus, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One species (A. giganteus) inhabits Florida and the West Indies; the other (A. scolopaceus) is found in South America. Called also courlan, and crying bird.
n.
Work done by a smith; smithing.
n.
The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked; -- commonly used in the plural.
a.
Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal.
n.
One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc.