Elmo
Elmo is a short international boy's name, documented especially in Italian, English, Finnish, and Estonian. By tradition, it is also associated with Saint Elmo, or Saint Erasmus, the patron saint of sailors. In Slovak, it feels unusual but has a simple pronunciation.
Origin and etymology of the name
Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysisA short name primarily associated with protection, or possibly with the meaning beloved.
Detailed Slovak etymology analysis
Elmo sa vykladá najmä ako talianska krátka podoba germánskych mien zakončených na -elmo, napríklad Guglielmo a Anselmo; ich prvok helm znamená „prilba, ochrana“. Súbežne sa spája so starotalianskym Ermo, skrátenou podobou gréckeho mena Erasmus, ktorého základ erasmios znamená „milovaný, žiaduci“.
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International Traveler Index
How easily Elmo is pronounced abroad, written on tickets, and perceived worldwide
ELMO
100% identical to original formNo diacritics (ASCII)
Universal international spelling18 foreign variants
Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky- •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
- •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
- •Ideálna dvojslabičná dĺžka – melodická a rýchlo zapamätateľná na celom svete.
- •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Name days and calendars
Dates in Slovak and international calendarsStandard orthoepic pronunciation with primary stress on the initial syllable.
Grammar & Cases
Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official useDiminutives and pet forms
Affectionate and family nicknamesNotable figures named Elmo
10People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.
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2 + 1 = 3 syllables
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