# Elmer

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛlmɚ/ · frequency rank #22,657

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.
2. A male given name from Old English transferred back from the surname in the 19th century U.S.
3. A city in Missouri.
4. A borough of New Jersey.
5. A town in Oklahoma.

## Etymology
Medieval variant of the given name Aylmer, from Old English Æþelmǣr, from æþel (“noble”) + mǣre (“famous”).

## Easily confused with
- **ever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-ever)
- **else** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-else)
- **emir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-emir)
- **Elmo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-elmo)
- **elms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-elms)
- **Esme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-esme)
- **enter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-enter)
- **elves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-elves)
- **ether** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-ether)
- **emery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-emery)
- **ester** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-ester)
- **ember** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-ember)
- **emmet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-emmet)
- **Euler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-euler)
- **ender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-ender)
- **elven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-elven)
- **Elmore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-elmore)
- **Elmira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elmer-vs-elmira)
- **elm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elm-vs-elmer)
- **ele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ele-vs-elmer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`elemr`, `ellmer`, `elmerr`, `elmmer`, `elmre`, `emler`, `lemer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/elmer