Elmer or Aylmer?
Elmer is more familiar and intuitively pronounced whereas Aylmer ‘Ail-mer’ obviously lacks the cumbersome Looney Tunes connection. Which one do you think would be better?
Edit: Thanks so much everyone! I really appreciate all the awesome feedback!
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u]
I prefer [name_u]Elmer[/name_u]! I actually think of the glue before the Looney Tunes character.
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u] is definitely a gp of mine. I’m hoping it can make a comeback 
I actually love Elmer!! I think the Fudd association is waning, and like @whatchamacallit I would LOVE to see some baby Elmers!!
I love [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] and I don’t think it’s too Fudd-y for a child glowing up nowadays - it’s not as strong an association as it used to be and it fits with other retro stylish names i.e [name_u]Arthur[/name_u]. [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m] is great too actually. But if you prefer [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] and the Looney Tunes connection is the only thing stopping you, I’d say go for it!
I love both. In the US, folks would likely butcher [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m], but they can always be corrected.
I think [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] is a more intuitive choice, and I love the sweet, old-fashioned vibe. Additionally, the association is fading. Very few kids know [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] Fudd; Elmer’s glue may be a stronger association!
I also really like [name_u]Elmer[/name_u]! I do think of [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] Fudd, but I do wonder if (hope) it will fade with younger generations. I quite like the sound of [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m], but [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] is a lot more straight forward and less work verbally. I like to think meeting a little [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] would very much endear people to the name and scrub any associations.
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u]! I didn’t grow up watching the looney tunes, so it reminds me of the glue (because of all the slime videos, posts, tutorials,etc.) and the elephant (though he is [name_m]Elmar[/name_m], I believe).
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u].
I really like [name_u]Elmer[/name_u]! I find it a lot easier to say
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u] is easier for me to say. There use to be a lot of Elmer’s in my family.
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u]
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u]. Unless your last name is Fudd… then it would seem like the parents are trying to hard.
[name_u]Elmer[/name_u] is sweet. I’m not familiar with the character of [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] Fudd, my main association with [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] is the elephant from the children’s books (although that may just be a British thing?). I think you should go with the spelling that you find most appealing regardless of association and it seems that [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] is simpler and more recognisable.
I’ve never heard of the looney tunes character, I only think of the multicoloured elephant. [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m] makes me think of [name_u]John[/name_u] [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m] the Elizabethan bishop and scholar.
I think I prefer [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m], but neither are really my style so either one really.
Seems like I’m in the minority… [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m] looks much cooler imo. To me [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] is a clunky unappealing name whereas [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m] has an intriguing medieval feel.
LOL I’m just happy you aren’t considering “Fudd”, which was what I expected from the subject line!
I prefer [name_m]Aylmer[/name_m] - it feels less old mannish and fresher. I admit it would be a tougher one for people to learn to spell, but it’s also another step away from [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] Fudd, which I would consider a win.
I love [name_u]Elmer[/name_u]! In fact baby #3 was [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] the whole pregnancy but SUPRISE, she was a girl! We decided not to reuse [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] for #4 if this one is a boy but we will love it and I can’t wait to meet a baby [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] some day.