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 [ 2 syll. el-mo, elm-o ] The boy name Elmo is pronounced as EHLMow KEY. Elmo is largely used in the English and Italian languages. It is derived from Germanic, Old English, and Old Greek origins. Germanic, Old English, and Old Greek origin, Italian use: The name could be derived from the Germanic 'helm' (helmet, protection), or else it could be from the diminutive of compound names with this first element. It later came into use as a diminutive of Erasmus. Saint Elmo (or Erasmus) was a 4th-century martyr after whom the electrical weather phenomenon St Elmo's fire was named. The name was adopted on an occasional basis by English speakers in the 19th century. The name Ermo (Italian) is a variant form of Elmo. In addition, Elmo is an Italian pet form of the name Helmut (German). Elmo is also an Italian variant form of the name Elmer (English and Scandinavian). Elmo is also an Italian pet form of the name Erasmus (German). Elmo is also an English and Italian variant form of the name Anselm (English, German, and Spanish). Moe (pet form in English) is another variant of Elmo. See also the related form, Elma (Italian and English). Elmo is an unusual baby boy name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1909 with 0.045% of baby boys being given the name Elmo. It was #246 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a steep fall in popularity since then, and is now of sporadic use. Among all boy names in its family, Elmo was nonetheless the most commonly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Elmo include Elman (English), Elmen (English), Elmon (English), Elmy (English), Elwin (English), Elwyn (English), Ailin (Irish), Ailín (Irish), Ailwyn (English), Alem (Arabic), Alun (Welsh), Aylwin (English), Elm (English), and Ailean (Scottish). KEY: Pronunciation for Elmo: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; OW as in "oat (OW.T)"   |
