"Asmussen" is the son of Asmus, a northern European form of the name. Asmus is also in this region resulting form of the name in earlier times used relatively frequently named Erasmus, the Latinized form of the original Greek name Erasmos (eg, Erasmus of Rotterdam) Erasmos The name means in ancient Greek as much as the "Lovable" .
(Sent from: Jasmundus)