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Erasto

/eh-RAH-stoh/Shona & Swahili · a boy’s name

“Beloved; pleasing”

In Shona

How to say it
eh-RAH-stoh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Zimbabwe
How common
rare

In Swahili

How to say it
eh-RAS-toh
Given to
Boys
Used in
Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda
How common
uncommon

Every way to write it

The name & its alternative spellings

ErastoErastus