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Elmer
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English
+ <dab!>
Etymology
Medieval variant of the given name en Aylmer, from en ang Æþelmǣr, from ang æþel noble mǣre famous 1.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛlmɚ/ US
Proper noun
en given names.
en male Old English transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U.S.
en city s/Missouri.
en bor in co/Salem County s/New Jersey. TopoZone: Elmer, New Jersey
en town s/Oklahoma.
Translations
male given name
Danish: da Elmer
Dutch: nl Aalmar
Finnish: fi Elmeri, fi Elmer
Galician: gl Edelmiro
German: de Elmar
Greek: el Έλμερος m
Latvian: lv Elmārs m
Swedish: sv Elmer
See also
en Elmers End
Noun
A person who provides personal guidance and assistance to ham radio enthusiasts.
Derived terms
Elmering
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Elmer is the 5,671st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6,119 individuals. Elmer is most common among White (92.09%) individuals.
References
Anagrams
en eelmr merle Merle Lemer Emler
en People
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :bor en:Elmer<ety:uder<ang:->> 2 1
Proper noun
ceb noun
ceb male English
Quotations
ceb
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from the (American) da en Elmer in the 19th century.
Proper noun
da male
Finnish
Etymology
From fi de Elmer, de Elmar.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male
Declension
Elmer ä 0
Related terms
fi Elmeri
fi Elmo
Statistics
dvv_20250813 487 553 477
References
Spanish
Etymology
es :ubor en:Elmer + 1
Pronunciation
Élmer
Proper noun
m
es male English
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from the (American) sv en Elmer in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Elmer.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male