"Elmo" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈɛlmoʊ/ [General-American]
Etymology: From an Italian contraction of Erasmo, cognate with Erasmus. Also a German short form of Elmar. * By folk etymology seen as a short form of Elmer. Etymology templates: {{der|en|it|-}} Italian, {{m|it|Erasmo}} Erasmo, {{der|en|de|-}} German, {{m|de|Elmar}} Elmar Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Elmo
  1. A male given name from Italian. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names Translations (male given name): ⁧إِلْمُو⁩ (ʔilmū) (Arabic), ⁧أَلْمُو⁩ (ʔalmū) (Arabic), 埃爾莫 (Chinese Mandarin), 埃尔莫 (Āi'ěrmò) (Chinese Mandarin), 埃爾摩 (Chinese Mandarin), 埃尔摩 (Āi'ěrmó) (Chinese Mandarin), Elmo (Finnish), エルモ (Erumo) (Japanese), 엘모 (Elmo) (Korean), Telmo [masculine] (Portuguese), Элмо (Elmo) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Elmo-en-name-ioHRQYcr Disambiguation of 'male given name': 98 0 1 0 0 1
  2. A city in Missouri. Categories (place): Cities in Missouri, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Missouri, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Elmo-en-name-Sl7l0gQF
  3. An unincorporated community in Texas. Categories (place): Places in Texas, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Texas, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Elmo-en-name-xr81qo98
  4. A town in Utah. Categories (place): Places in Utah, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Utah, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Elmo-en-name-0PSvPYRl
  5. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin. Categories (place): Places in Wisconsin, USA, Places in the United States, Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin, USA, Unincorporated communities in the United States
    Sense id: en-Elmo-en-name-TidTCfqD
  6. (derogatory or humorous) A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk. Tags: derogatory, humorous Synonyms: Elno, Elongated Muskrat, Phony Stark, Space Karen
    Sense id: en-Elmo-en-name-s6Tt16vz Categories (other): Hot words between one and two years old
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: St. Elmo's fire

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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Āi'ěrmò",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "埃尔莫"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "埃爾摩"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Āi'ěrmó",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "埃尔摩"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Elmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "Erumo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "エルモ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Elmo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "엘모"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Telmo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Elmo",
      "sense": "male given name",
      "word": "Элмо"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Elmo"
}

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