Elmer

American  

[el-mer] / ˈɛl mər /

noun

1. a male given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “famous.”

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Example Sentences

“It’s pretty bleak, honestly, in terms of going forward to actual production,” said Elmer Danenberger, an independent expert who worked for 38 years in the Interior Department’s offshore oil-and-gas program.

From The Wall Street Journal

Flanked by pictures of owls and bumbling cartoon hunter Elmer Fudd, Kennedy praised barred owls for their “soulful eyes” and “incredibly soft” feathers.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s because the Pasadena Playhouse — a Spanish Colonial Revival landmark built by architect Elmer Grey and opened in 1925 — was never just a theater.

From Los Angeles Times

The six actors in the film, Valentan as El Ñero, El Barrio as El Barrio, Nancy as Juanita, Moreno as Don Zapata, Elmer Mayorga as Mi Barrio and Tricia Sarmiento as Paloma, were all cast from the jornalero or film community.

From Los Angeles Times

And when the agents grab onto his T-shirt, he slips out of it, grabs his discarded hat and darts away like Bugs Bunny humiliating Elmer Fudd?

From Los Angeles Times