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[edit]

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 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, 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

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