Standard Lemma guide

elmo

name · noun · phrase · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈɛlmoʊ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: EH1 L M OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from Italian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A city in Missouri.

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3

name

Meaning 3

An unincorporated community in Texas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

name

Meaning 4

A town in Utah.

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5

name

Meaning 5

An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

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6

name

Meaning 6

A nickname for South African-born tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, humorous

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Apartheid Clyde, Elongated Muskrat, Phony Stark

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7

noun

Meaning 7

A document camera.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: genericized trademark

Topics: education, law

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phrase

Meaning 8

Initialism of enough, let's move on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Qualifier: Corporate slang

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History

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.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: إِلْمُو (ʔilmū) — male given name
  • Arabic: أَلْمُو (ʔalmū) — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃爾莫 /埃尔莫 (Āi'ěrmò) — male given name
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃爾摩 /埃尔摩 (Āi'ěrmó) — male given name
  • Finnish: Elmo — male given name
  • Japanese: エルモ (Erumo) — male given name
  • Korean: 엘모 (Elmo) — male given name
  • Polish: Elmo — male given name
  • Portuguese: Telmo — male given name
  • Russian: Элмо (Elmo) — male given name