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Erasmus is neat. It is like an old scholar pouring over tomes of forgotten lore. The Dutch philosopher is my top association. I would love to meet someone with this name.
I prefer Nereus as a middle name. It is tied to the ocean and sounds old. Soundwise, it seems like it would work best with something going before it like Simon Nereus or Ptolemy Nereus.
I prefer Nereus as a middle name. It is tied to the ocean and sounds old. Soundwise, it seems like it would work best with something going before it like Simon Nereus or Ptolemy Nereus.
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I like Erasmus, but I slightly prefer the Greek Erasmos.
Nereus is nice as well. Not my favorite Greek mythology name, but nice enough.
Nereus is nice as well. Not my favorite Greek mythology name, but nice enough.
I'd prefer Erasmus, though not enough to consider using it IRL. It's surprisingly common among Afrikaans-speaking South Africans, and shortens to Rassie, with the a sounding like an uh. Nereus does nothing for me, and the -reus element would lead to pronunciation problems in South Africa, where it would sound rather like REEuhs, which means 'giant'.
Don't like either
I love Erasmus! It's one of my favorite male names. It's warm and gentle and sage.
I don't care for Nereus.
I don't care for Nereus.