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
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 Henriksson (born 2003), Finnish footballer
- 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 (1889–1952), 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 Roper (1900–1971), American pollster
- 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 Muppet character on the television show Sesame Street, and the basis for the children's toy Tickle Me Elmo
- Elmo Aardvark, a cartoon character created by Will Ryan
- Elmo, an elf of the royal house of the Teleri in the British 20th century fantasy author J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium, the younger brother of the two kings of the Teleri, Elwë and Olwë.