Elmo (given name)

Elmo is a male name, derivative of Erasmus, via the old Italian diminutive Ermo. ^[1]

It can also be a diminutive form of the given name Guglielmo.

People with this name

Saint Elmo

• Erasmus of Formiae (Saint Elmo), the patron saint of sailors
• Peter González, also known as Saint Elmo or Saint Telmo

Others

• St. Elmo Brady (1884–1966), the first African American to obtain a Ph.D.
• Elmo Fernando (died 2016), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist and radio announcer
• Elmo Henriksson (born 2003), Finnish footballer
• Elmo Hope (1923-1967), American jazz pianist
• Elmo Kassin (born 1969), Estonian cross-country skier
• Elmo Langley (1928-1996), American safety car driver in NASCAR
• Elmo Lincoln (1889–1952), American actor
• Elmo McClain (1917-1972), American politician
• Elmo Nüganen (born 1962), Estonian theatre director, film director, and actor
• Elmo Kennedy O'Connor (born 1994), American rapper, known professionally as Bones
• Elmo Noel Joseph Perera (1932–2015), 5th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle
• Elmo Rodrigopulle (1941–2021), Sri Lankan cricketer
• Elmo Shropshire (born 1936), singer of the novelty holiday song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
• Elmo Stoll (1944–1998), American writer and religious leader, was a prominent former Old Order Amish bishop who founded the "Christian Communities"
• Elmo Tiisvald (born 1967), Estonian conductor
• Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr. (1920–2000), American naval officer

Fictional characters

• Elmo, a Muppet character on the television show Sesame Street , and the basis for the children's toy Tickle Me Elmo
• Elmo, an infantry sergeant in Glen Cook's The Black Company novel series
• Elmo Putney, a character in the television show Brush Strokes
• Elmo, a character in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module, The Temple of Elemental Evil
• Elmo the Elk, an elk character in the animated series Eek! the Cat
• Elmo Aardvark, a cartoon character created by Will Ryan

See also

• Elmer
• Elmo (disambiguation)
• Saint Elmo (disambiguation)
• San Telmo (disambiguation)

References

1. Behind the Name