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

Also running is Elmer Roldan, a nonprofit leader who works to keep students from dropping out of schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District.

From Los Angeles Times

But they don’t tell you that the time will come when you stare into the cupboard where the “Elmer the Elephant” plate used to be kept and feel a small but insistent stab of loss.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the end, Elmer the patchwork elephant seemed the friendliest, least controversial decision.

From The Wall Street Journal

When I got that Elmer plate, the idea that my son could ever actually be advanced enough to understand the words in one of the Elmer board books felt like a wondrous dream.

From The Wall Street Journal

And then, suddenly, he was old enough for me to read him the Elmer books.

From The Wall Street Journal