At a Glance: Name: Elmo – Meaning: beloved – Origin: Italian (also a German short form) – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: EL-moh
Elmo is an Italian (also a German short form) boy's name meaning “beloved”. It appears in our list of 200+ Modern Short Boy Names We’re Obsessing Over.
Meaning & Origin of Elmo
Meaning: Beloved.
Origin: Italian (also a German short form).
A common claim: "Germanic, meaning 'Protector'" Actually: Elmo actually traces to the Italian diminutive of Erasmo/Erasmus, meaning 'beloved,' with a secondary path as a German short form of Elmar — not 'protector.'
Source: Wiktionary, Wikipedia.
How to Pronounce Elmo
Phonetic: EL-moh IPA: /ˈɛl.moʊ/
Popularity of Elmo
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1880–2023.
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