Elmer
English
Etymology
Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”).
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
Elmer
- A surname transferred from the given name
- A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U.S.
- A city in Missouri.
- A borough of New Jersey.
- A town in Oklahoma.
Translations
male given name
Noun
Elmer (plural Elmers)
- A person who provides personal guidance and assistance to ham radio enthusiasts
Derived terms
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.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Elmer, from Old English.
Proper noun
Elmer
- a male given name from English
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Elmer.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from the (American) English Elmer in the 19th century.
Proper noun
Elmer
- a male given name.
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from the (American) English Elmer in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Elmer
- a male given name.
Declension
Inflection of Elmer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Elmer | Elmerit | |
genitive | Elmerin | Elmerien Elmereiden Elmereitten | |
partitive | Elmeriä | Elmereitä Elmerejä | |
illative | Elmeriin | Elmereihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Elmer | Elmerit | |
accusative | nom. | Elmer | Elmerit |
gen. | Elmerin | ||
genitive | Elmerin | Elmerien Elmereiden Elmereitten | |
partitive | Elmeriä | Elmereitä Elmerejä | |
inessive | Elmerissä | Elmereissä | |
elative | Elmeristä | Elmereistä | |
illative | Elmeriin | Elmereihin | |
adessive | Elmerillä | Elmereillä | |
ablative | Elmeriltä | Elmereiltä | |
allative | Elmerille | Elmereille | |
essive | Elmerinä | Elmereinä | |
translative | Elmeriksi | Elmereiksi | |
abessive | Elmerittä | Elmereittä | |
instructive | — | Elmerein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Related terms
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from the (American) English Elmer in the 19th century.
Proper noun
Elmer c (genitive Elmers)
- a male given name.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from given names
- English given names
- English male given names
- English male given names from Old English
- en:Cities in Missouri, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Missouri, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Boroughs in New Jersey, USA
- en:Places in New Jersey, USA
- en:Towns in Oklahoma, USA
- en:Towns in the United States
- en:Places in Oklahoma, USA
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Cities
- en:Towns
- en:New Jersey, USA
- Cebuano terms derived from English
- Cebuano terms derived from Old English
- Cebuano lemmas
- Cebuano nouns
- Cebuano given names
- Cebuano male given names
- Cebuano male given names from English
- Danish terms derived from English
- Danish lemmas
- Danish proper nouns
- Danish given names
- Danish male given names
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/elmer
- Rhymes:Finnish/elmer/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- Finnish given names
- Finnish male given names
- Finnish paperi-type nominals
- Swedish terms derived from English
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish proper nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish given names
- Swedish male given names