Erastus

[ ih-ras-tuh s; German ey rahs-too s ]

/ ɪˈræs təs; German eɪ ˈrɑs tʊs /

Thom·as

[tom-uh s; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/,1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.

a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “lovable.”

Example sentences from the Web for erastus

Two more members of the cast, Erastus Snow and Mrs. Bassett, arrived and went up to prepare.

Fair Harbor |Joseph Crosby Lincoln
It did not seem to Erastus that he could hold them up high enough.

The Hollow Tree Snowed-In |Albert Bigelow Paine
Of course, Erastus had not written her; but he must have been busy, and writing was hard work.

The heart of happy hollow |Paul Laurence Dunbar
It also carried a real pistol which it pointed at Erastus and told him to hold up his wings.

The Hollow Tree Snowed-In |Albert Bigelow Paine

"His name is Erastus Pronando; we were children together on the island," she answered, in a low voice, with downcast eyes.

Anne |Constance Fenimore Woolson