Elmo

See also: elmo

English

Etymology

From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar.

• By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɛlmoʊ/

Proper noun

Elmo

1. A male given name from Italian.
   • 1996 Chay Yew, A Language of Their Own, Two Plays, Grove/Atlantic Inc.:

     MING. About his name. Oscar. Asians always pick out the most curious and most discarded English names from books and TV. Like Cornelius. Elmo. Wellington.

2. A city in Missouri.
3. An unincorporated community in Texas.
4. A town in Utah.
5. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
6. (This is a hot sense, kept provisionally) (derogatory or humorous) A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

   Synonyms: Elno, Elongated Muskrat, Phony Stark, Space Karen

   • 2022 December 12, marie_cast (@marie_cast@toad.social), Mastodon‎^[1]:

     Twitter was far from perfect before Elmo happened to it but it’s a total shitshow now!

   • 2023 February 8, Jim Stewartson (@jimstewartson@toad.social), Mastodon‎^[2]:

     It is certainly conceivable that Elmo’s ragtag of leftover desperate engineers put out a feature without properly testing it. 😂

   • 2023 March 19, Alice (@alicek@mas.to), Mastodon‎^[3]:

     Incredible how low Twitter has sunk since Elmo fired the grownups.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Elmo.

Derived terms

• St. Elmo's fire

Translations

male given name

• Arabic: إِلْمُو (ʔilmū), أَلْمُو (ʔalmū)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 埃爾莫／埃尔莫 (Āi'ěrmò), 埃爾摩／埃尔摩 (Āi'ěrmó)

• Finnish: Elmo (fi)
• Japanese: エルモ (Erumo)
• Korean: 엘모 (Elmo)
• Portuguese: Telmo m
• Russian: Элмо (Elmo)

Anagrams

• melo-, Melo, molé, melo, mole, Mole, Lomé, moel

Estonian

Proper noun

Elmo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Elmo

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from Italian [Term?]. See English Elmo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelmo/, [ˈe̞lmo̞]
• Rhymes: -elmo
• Hyphenation^(key): El‧mo

Proper noun

Elmo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Elmo

Declension

Inflection of Elmo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Elmo	Elmot
genitive		Elmon	Elmojen
partitive		Elmoa	Elmoja
illative		Elmoon	Elmoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Elmo	Elmot
accusative	nom.	Elmo	Elmot
	gen.	Elmon
genitive		Elmon	Elmojen
partitive		Elmoa	Elmoja
inessive		Elmossa	Elmoissa
elative		Elmosta	Elmoista
illative		Elmoon	Elmoihin
adessive		Elmolla	Elmoilla
ablative		Elmolta	Elmoilta
allative		Elmolle	Elmoille
essive		Elmona	Elmoina
translative		Elmoksi	Elmoiksi
abessive		Elmotta	Elmoitta
instructive		—	Elmoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Elmo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Elmoni Elmoni accusative nom. Elmoni Elmoni gen. Elmoni genitive Elmoni Elmojeni partitive Elmoani Elmojani inessive Elmossani Elmoissani elative Elmostani Elmoistani illative Elmooni Elmoihini adessive Elmollani Elmoillani ablative Elmoltani Elmoiltani allative Elmolleni Elmoilleni essive Elmonani Elmoinani translative Elmokseni Elmoikseni abessive Elmottani Elmoittani instructive — — comitative — Elmoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Elmosi Elmosi accusative nom. Elmosi Elmosi gen. Elmosi genitive Elmosi Elmojesi partitive Elmoasi Elmojasi inessive Elmossasi Elmoissasi elative Elmostasi Elmoistasi illative Elmoosi Elmoihisi adessive Elmollasi Elmoillasi ablative Elmoltasi Elmoiltasi allative Elmollesi Elmoillesi essive Elmonasi Elmoinasi translative Elmoksesi Elmoiksesi abessive Elmottasi Elmoittasi instructive — — comitative — Elmoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elmomme Elmomme accusative nom. Elmomme Elmomme gen. Elmomme genitive Elmomme Elmojemme partitive Elmoamme Elmojamme inessive Elmossamme Elmoissamme elative Elmostamme Elmoistamme illative Elmoomme Elmoihimme adessive Elmollamme Elmoillamme ablative Elmoltamme Elmoiltamme allative Elmollemme Elmoillemme essive Elmonamme Elmoinamme translative Elmoksemme Elmoiksemme abessive Elmottamme Elmoittamme instructive — — comitative — Elmoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Elmonne Elmonne accusative nom. Elmonne Elmonne gen. Elmonne genitive Elmonne Elmojenne partitive Elmoanne Elmojanne inessive Elmossanne Elmoissanne elative Elmostanne Elmoistanne illative Elmoonne Elmoihinne adessive Elmollanne Elmoillanne ablative Elmoltanne Elmoiltanne allative Elmollenne Elmoillenne essive Elmonanne Elmoinanne translative Elmoksenne Elmoiksenne abessive Elmottanne Elmoittanne instructive — — comitative — Elmoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Elmonsa Elmonsa accusative nom. Elmonsa Elmonsa gen. Elmonsa genitive Elmonsa Elmojensa partitive Elmoaan Elmoansa Elmojaan Elmojansa inessive Elmossaan Elmossansa Elmoissaan Elmoissansa elative Elmostaan Elmostansa Elmoistaan Elmoistansa illative Elmoonsa Elmoihinsa adessive Elmollaan Elmollansa Elmoillaan Elmoillansa ablative Elmoltaan Elmoltansa Elmoiltaan Elmoiltansa allative Elmolleen Elmollensa Elmoilleen Elmoillensa essive Elmonaan Elmonansa Elmoinaan Elmoinansa translative Elmokseen Elmoksensa Elmoikseen Elmoiksensa abessive Elmottaan Elmottansa Elmoittaan Elmoittansa instructive — — comitative — Elmoineen Elmoinensa

Statistics

• Elmo is the 273^rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 1,710 male individuals (and as a middle name to 445 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• melo

German

Proper noun

Elmo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Elmo