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Elmo (given name)

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Elmo is a given name, derivative of Erasmus, via the old Italian diminutive Ermo.

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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, Bones (Rapper) (1994-)
  • 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
  • References

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