Jump to content

Elmer

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (noble) +‎ mǣre (famous).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Proper noun

[edit]

Elmer

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U.S.
  3. A city in Missouri.
  4. A borough of New Jersey.
  5. A town in Oklahoma.

Translations

[edit]

See also

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

Elmer (plural Elmers)

  1. A person who provides personal guidance and assistance to ham radio enthusiasts.

Derived terms

[edit]

Statistics

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]

Cebuano

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From English Elmer, from Old English.

Proper noun

[edit]

Elmer

  1. a male given name from English

Quotations

[edit]

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Elmer.

Danish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from the (American) English Elmer in the 19th century.

Proper noun

[edit]

Elmer

  1. a male given name

Finnish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from the (American) English Elmer in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈelmer/, [ˈe̞lme̞r]
  • Rhymes: -elmer
  • Hyphenation(key): El‧mer

Proper noun

[edit]

Elmer

  1. a male given name

Declension

[edit]
Inflection of Elmer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of Elmer (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Elmerini Elmerini
accusative nom. Elmerini Elmerini
gen. Elmerini
genitive Elmerini Elmerieni
Elmereideni
Elmereitteni
partitive Elmeriäni Elmereitäni
Elmerejäni
inessive Elmerissäni Elmereissäni
elative Elmeristäni Elmereistäni
illative Elmeriini Elmereihini
adessive Elmerilläni Elmereilläni
ablative Elmeriltäni Elmereiltäni
allative Elmerilleni Elmereilleni
essive Elmerinäni Elmereinäni
translative Elmerikseni Elmereikseni
abessive Elmerittäni Elmereittäni
instructive
comitative Elmereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Elmerisi Elmerisi
accusative nom. Elmerisi Elmerisi
gen. Elmerisi
genitive Elmerisi Elmeriesi
Elmereidesi
Elmereittesi
partitive Elmeriäsi Elmereitäsi
Elmerejäsi
inessive Elmerissäsi Elmereissäsi
elative Elmeristäsi Elmereistäsi
illative Elmeriisi Elmereihisi
adessive Elmerilläsi Elmereilläsi
ablative Elmeriltäsi Elmereiltäsi
allative Elmerillesi Elmereillesi
essive Elmerinäsi Elmereinäsi
translative Elmeriksesi Elmereiksesi
abessive Elmerittäsi Elmereittäsi
instructive
comitative Elmereinesi
[edit]

Statistics

[edit]
  • Elmer is the 489th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 428 male individuals (and as a middle name to 533 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Spanish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from English Elmer.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈelmeɾ/ [ˈel.meɾ]
  • Rhymes: -elmeɾ
  • Syllabification: El‧mer

Proper noun

[edit]

Elmer m

  1. a male given name from English

Swedish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from the (American) English Elmer in the 19th century.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

[edit]

Elmer c (genitive Elmers)

  1. a male given name