Elmer

Elmer \el-mer, elm-er\ is a boy's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby boy name Elmer is pronounced as EHLMehR ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Elmer: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)"

What is the origin of Elmer?

Elmer is used predominantly in the English and Scandinavian languages, and it is derived from Old English origins. The name's meaning is nobly famous. Aethelmaer (Old English), Ethelmer (Old English), and Ethelward (Old English) are old forms of Elmer. The first name is derived from the surname, which is itself from the Old English first name Aethelmaer, from 'aethel' (noble, honorable) and 'maer' (great, famous). Elmer has been adopted as a given name from the 19th century; in the USA, it was first bestowed in tribute to the brothers and early politicians Jonathan Elmer (1745-1817) and Ebenezer Elmer (1752-1843). The name is also borne by the titular character of Sinclair Lewis' novel Elmer Gantry (1927), and by Elmer Fudd (1940-) the famous cartoon nemesis of Bugs Bunny who speaks with a slur. The name Elma pronounciation (German, Italian, and English) is the female version of Elmer. Elmer has 20 variants that are used in both English and other languages.

Other versions used in English nicknames for Aylmar, Aylmer meaning, Aymer meaning and origin, Ellmer definition, Ellmir definition, short names for Ellmor, name Ellmur, name Ellmyr meaning, Elmir name popularity, name Elmor, name Elmur, name Elmyr origin, and Ulmer definition. The contraction name Elm origin, and the diminutive form name Elmy meaning are other English variants. Foreign variants of Elmer name Elemér origin (Hungarian), Ellmar definition (German and Scandinavian), meaning of Elmar (German and Scandinavian), Elmo name popularity (Italian), and short names for Jelmer (Frisian). See also the related forms, baby name Adelmar (German) and name Delmar origin (English).

The following famous people share the name Elmer:

• Politician Ebenezer Elmer, born August 23, 1752 - October 18, 1843, Bridgeton, New Jersey
• Politician Jonathan Elmer, born 29 November 1745 - 3 September 1817, Cedarville, New Jersey.

List of baby names Elmer:

name Ellmar meaning (German and Scandinavian), Ellmer meaning, Ellmoor name variations, baby name Ellmore, Ellmur meaning of name, name Ellmyr, meaning of Elmar (German and Scandinavian), name Elmir, Elmoor meaning, meaning of Elmore (English), nicknames for Elmur, Elmyr name, name Aillmer meaning, baby name Ailmer, Ayllmer name popularity, name Aylmar meaning, Aylmer meaning (English), meaning of Elemér (Hungarian), name Ellmir meaning, and nicknames for Ellmor.

The baby name Elmer fun facts:

The name Elmer in reverse order is "Remle".

The numerological value of the name Elmer is number 8, which means practical endeavors, status oriented, power-seeking, high-material goals.

How popular is Elmer?

Elmer is in the top names in USA.