Asmus
Asmus is a male given name and a family name .
Origin and meaning
Asmus is a short form of the name Erasmus . Like this he means in the translation from the Greek "The lovable" or "The lovable". A German modification of the name is the family name Assmann or Asman . The family name Asmussen arose from patronymic formation .
Name bearer
First name
- Asmus Bremer (1652–1720), Mayor of Kiel
- Asmus Carstens (1754–1798), German painter
- Asmus Jessen (1890–1977), German painter and graphic artist
- Asmus Spiegel (~ 1500–1551), councilor of Electoral Saxony, court marshal and official captain of Wittenberg
- Asmus Tietchens (* 1947), German composer
family name
- Annette Nünnerich-Asmus (* 1961), German classical archaeologist, publicist and publishing director
- Bernd Asmus (* 1959), German composer and university lecturer
- Bub Asman (* 1949), American sound designer and film editor
- Dieter Asmus (* 1939), German painter and graphic artist
- Erhard Asmus (1907–1978), German comedy writer
- Ferdinand Asmus (1859–1945), local history researcher and genealogist in and for Pomerania, v. a. Western Pomerania
- Georg Asmus (1888–1975), German police chief, most recently SS brigade leader and major general of the police in World War II
- Hans Asmus (1913–), German Air Force General in the Bundeswehr
- Heilgard Asmus (* 1958), German Protestant theologian and general superintendent
- Hermann Asmus (1887–1968), German film architect and theater painter
- Irina Pavlovna Asmus (1941–1986), Soviet actress and circus performer
- Jörg Asmus (* 1966), German expert on birds and author
- Klaus-Dieter Asmus (1937–2012), German physical chemist
- Kristina Igorewna Asmus (* 1988), Russian actress
- Lena Asmus (* 1982), German gymnast
- Martha Asmus (pseudonym Martha Klodwig ; 1844–1909 +), German writer
- Paul Asmus (1842–1876), German philosopher
- Ronald D. Asmus (1957–2011), American diplomat and political scientist
- Rudolf Asmus (1921–2000), Czech opera singer (bass baritone) and actor
- Ruth Asmus (1934-2000), German opera singer (mezzo-soprano / alto)
- Valentin Ferdinandowitsch Asmus (1894–1975), Russian philosopher, logician and historian of logic
- Walter Asmus (1903–1996), German educator
- Walter D. Asmus (* 1941), German theater director
- Wilhelm Asmus (1837–1902), German writer
- Wolfgang Asmus (* 1946,) President of the German Regional Court
- Wolfgang Dietrich Asmus (1908–1993,) German archaeologist
stage name
- Pseudonym of the German poet Matthias Claudius (1740–1815)