Elmo (given name)
Elmo is a given name, derivative of Erasmus, via the old Italian diminutive Ermo.[1]
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 Kassin (born 1969), Estonian cross-country skier
- Elmo Langley (1928-1996), longtime safety car driver in NASCAR
- 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 character in the television show Sesame Street, and the basis for the 1996 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
See also[]
- Elmer
- Elmo (disambiguation)
- Saint Elmo (disambiguation)
- San Telmo (disambiguation)
References[]
Categories:
- Given names
- Estonian masculine given names
- Italian masculine given names