Elmo
A boys’ name of Greek origin, meaning friendly or amiable; a form of Anselm.
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outside the top 1000
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Elmo by the numbers
Its American peak was 397 babies in 1920, making it a 1920s name.
Other names that come from Anselm
Like Elmo, each of these traces back to Anselm: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Elmo. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean friendship
Like Elmo, each of these has friendship in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Dakotafriends; allies2,330 in the US (2017)
- Edwinwealthy friend; prosperity and companionship1,027 in the US (2017)
- Khalilfriend; one who is close128 in England and Wales (2025)
- Marvinfamous friend483 in the US (2017)
- Alvinnoble friend; elf friend432 in the US (2017)
- Aldenold friend; from ald and wine425 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Elmo
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