ELMO  

Gender: M
Origin: Italian from German
Meaning: "protector"

Like fellow Sesame Street characters Kermit and Grover, Elmo has a hard time being taken seriously. It isn't easy being red either.

Elmo is being discussed in our message boards:

• coming out of the closet!
• Dale for a girl?
• Happy Birthday, Dashiell! :-)
• A brother for Lola Sophie
• New: Movie Title Family Name Game!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Elmo:

• NAMESAKES: IF I ONLY HAD A NAME
• SMASHING STEREOTYPES: Nameberry to the rescue
• SILENT SCREEN NAMES: Vintage names of vamps and villains
• THAT'S A LOTTA NAME
• LITERARY SIB SETS--AS IN AMY, BETH, MEG & JO