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.
- P. Elmo Futrell, Jr. (1916–1993), Louisiana businessman and mayor
- Elmo Langley (1928-1996), longtime safety car driver in NASCAR
- Elmo Noel Joseph Perera (1932–2015), 5th Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galle
- Elmo Shropshire (born 1936), singer of the novelty holiday song "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer"
- Elmo Russell Zumwalt, Jr. (1920–2000), American naval officer
- Elmo Kennedy O'Connor (1994-) American rapper, known professionally as Bones
Fictional characters
- Elmo, a character in the television show Sesame Street, and the basis for the 1996 children's toy Tickle Me Elmo
- Elmo (Middle-earth), a character in the fictional universe of J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth
- Elmo (Black Company), a character in Glen Cook's Chronicles of the Black Company
- Elmo Putney, a character in the television show Brush Strokes
See also
References
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