Elmer
Elmer is a name of Germanic British origin. The given name originated as a surname, a medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, derived from Old English æþel (noble) and mær (famous). It was adopted as a given name in the United States, "in honor of the popularity of the brothers Ebenezer and Jonathan Elmer, leading supporters of the American Revolution."[1] The name has fallen out of popular use in the last few decades and it is uncommon to find Elmers born after World War II. The name is common in the United States and Canada.
Given name
- Elmer L. Andersen (1909–2004), American businessman, philanthropist, and the 30th governor of Minnesota
- Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004), American composer
- Elmer Bischoff (1916–1991), American painter
- W. Elmer Brandon (1906–1956), Canadian politician, known by his middle name
- Elmer Davis (1890–1958), news reporter, author, director of the United States Office of War Information during World War II, and Peabody Award recipient
- Elmer Dessens (born 1971), major league baseball relief pitcher
- Elmer Diktonius (1896–1961), Finnish writer and composer
- Elmer E. Ellsworth (1837–1861), lawyer and soldier, and the first conspicuous casualty of the American Civil War
- Elmer Flick (1876–1971), American hall-of-fame baseball player
- Elmer Grey (1872–1963), American architect and artist
- Elmer Beseler Harris (1939–2019), American businessman and politician
- Elmer Cameron Hawley (1905–1969), American novelist
- Elmer Keith (1899–1984), firearms cartridge designer and author
- Elmer Kelton (1926–2009), American journalist and writer, particularly of Western novels
- Elmer Lach (1918–2015), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Elmer Layden (1903–1973), commissioner of the National Football League and head football coach at the University of Notre Dame
- Elmer MacKay (born 1936), Canadian politician
- Elmer McCurdy (1880–1911), American outlaw whose corpse was put on exhibit
- Elmer Drew Merrill (1876–1956), American botanist
- Elmer Rees (1941–2019), Welsh mathematician
- Elmer Rice (1892–1967), American playwright
- Elmer Riddle (1914–1984), professional baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds
- Elmer Snowden (1900–1973), American jazz musician
- Elmer Ambrose Sperry (1860–1930), prolific American inventor and entrepreneur
- Elmer Valo (1921–1998), major league baseball player, coach, and scout
- Elmer the flying monk (11th century)
Surname
- Sir Felix Aylmer, (1889–1979), English actor of stage, screen and television
- Adolph Daniel Edward Elmer (1870–1942), American botanist
- Birger Elmér (1919–1999), head of the Swedish secret intelligence agency, known as IB (1965–1975)
- Charles Elmer (1872–1954), American amateur astronomer, co-founder of the Perkin-Elmer optical company
- Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), American politician and physician
- Edwin Romanzo Elmer (1850–1923), American painter
- Emma Osterman Elmer (1867 - 1956), American librarian and author
- Greg Elmer (born 1967), Professor of Professional Communication at Ryerson University
- James Elmer (born 1971), Australian Olympic field hockey striker
- James C. Elmer (1882–1920), American college football player
- John Elmer (footballer) (1905–1993), Australian rules footballer
- Jonas Elmer (director) (born 1966), Danish film director, screenwriter and actor
- Jonas Elmer (born 1988), Swiss footballer
- Jonathan Elmer (1745–1817), American politician
- Kenneth Elmer (born 1948), Canadian Olympic middle-distance runner
- Lachlan Elmer (born 1969), Australian Olympic field hockey player
- Lucius Elmer (1793–1883), American Democratic politician, U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1843–1845)
- Rico Elmer (born 1969), Swiss ski mountaineer and mountain runner
- Rudolf Elmer, whistleblower who released documents about Swiss bank Julius Bär to WikiLeak
- Stephen Elmer (baptised 1715 – 1796), English painter
- Terri-Rae Elmer (born 1956), Los Angeles radio broadcaster
- Wally Elmer (1898–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- William Elmer (1869–1945), American silent film actor
- William P. Elmer (1871–1956), U.S. Representative from Missouri (1943–1945)
- Philip Elmer-DeWitt (born 1949), American computer journalist
- Sterling Elmer (born 1959), US Navy (1978-1988)
In fiction and entertainment
- Elmer the Patchwork Elephant, the title character in a series of children's picture books by David McKee
- Elmer, a fictional bull, "husband" of Elsie the Cow
- Elmer Fudd, a Looney Tunes character
- Elmer Elephant, the titular character of a Disney Silly Symphonies short
- Elmer Gantry, the title character in a novel by Sinclair Lewis
- Elmer C. Albatross, a character in the Baccano! light novel series
- Elmer, the ventriloquist dummy used by Western film actor Max Terhune
- Elmer, a character on Pappyland
- Elmer, a character on Elliot Goes to School
- Uncle Elmer, a professional wrestler, born Stanley Fraizer
- Elmer, a comic book by Gerry Alanguilan
Other uses
- Elmer FEM solver
- Elmer (film), a 1976 film starring Dean Cain
- In the amateur radio subculture, an Elmer is a mentor to a newcoming amateur radio operator.[2]
- Elmer's Products, an American manufacturer of glue products
Places
- Elmer, West Sussex, United Kingdom
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Elmer
Notes
- Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, A Dictionary of First Names (Oxford UP, 1990), p. 101.
- The term first appeared in the March, 1971 issue of QST magazine's "How's DX" column by Rod Newkirk, W9BRD (now also VA3ZBB). Newkirk called them "the unsung fathers of Amateur Radio." While he probably was not trying to coin a term at the time, here's how Newkirk introduced "Elmer" in his column and, as it turned out, to the rest of the amateur radio world: "Too frequently one hears a sad story in this little nutshell: 'Oh, I almost got a ticket, too, but Elmer, W9XYZ, moved away and I kind of lost interest.'" Newkirk went on to say, "We need those Elmers. All the Elmers, including the ham who took the most time and trouble to give you a push toward your license, are the birds who keep this great game young and fresh."
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