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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish personal names).
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RASMAR. Now gen. in dim. forms ¶Rasme (Sh. 1877 G. Stewart Tales 198), Rasmie (Sh. 1892 J. Burgess Rasmie's Büddie 16, 1899 Shetland News (1 April)). Variant forms of Erasmus, in Sh., from Du. influence (Sh. 1866 Edm. Gl.).
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