Updated June 9, 2019

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Famous nobleman

Boy name variations

Elmer
Elman
Elmore
Ellmer

How Popular Is The Name Elmo

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : from the personal name Elmo, probably a Germanic name derived from helm ‘helmet’, ‘protection’.
  • Italian : from a vernacular altered form of the personal name Erasmus (see Eramo).

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