Elmo (given name)

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

It can also be a diminutive form of the given name Guglielmo.

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.
 * Elmo Fernando (died 2016), Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist and radio announcer
 * 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, 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 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, an infantry sergeant in Glen Cook's The Black Company novel series
 * Elmo Putney, a character in the television show Brush Strokes
 * Elmo, a character in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons module, The Temple of Elemental Evil
 * Elmo the Elk, an elk character in the animated series Eek! the Cat
 * Elmo Aardvark, a cartoon character created by Will Ryan