English

Proper noun

Elmo

1. A male given name.
   • 1996 Chay Yew, A Language of Their Own, Two Plays, Grove/Atlantic Inc.:

     MING. About his name. Oscar. Asians always pick out the most curious and most discarded English names from books and TV. Like Cornelius. Elmo. Wellington.

2. A city in Missouri.
3. An unincorporated community in Texas.
4. A town in Utah.
5. An unincorporated community in Wisconsin.

Translations

Derived terms

• St. Elmo's fire

Anagrams

• Lomé
• mole, molé

Estonian

Proper noun

Elmo

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Elmo.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈelmo/
• Hyphenation: El‧mo

Proper noun

Elmo

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Elmo.

Declension

Anagrams

• melo

German

Proper noun

Elmo

1. A male given name, cognate to the English Elmo.

Italian

Noun

elmo m ‎(plural elmi)

1. helmet
2. (heraldry) helmet

Derived terms

• elmetto

Anagrams

• melo, mole

Portuguese

elmo

Alternative forms

• helmo (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese elmo ‎(“helm”), from Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌻𐌼𐍃 ‎(hilms, “helm”), from Proto-Germanic *helmaz ‎(“protective covering”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɛɫ.mu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.mu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɛw.mo/
• Hyphenation: el‧mo

Noun

elmo m (plural elmos)

1. helm
2. (heraldry) helmet

Synonyms

• capacete

Usage notes

Elmo is more oftenly used for ancient and medieval helmets, and in heraldry, while capacete is used for both modern (such as helmets used in sport or motorcycle) and old ones.