That's thanks to Bugs Bunny. Nimrod is traditionally the name of a mighty hunter so it made sense for Bugs to call Elmer that to show how far from a mighty hun

That's thanks to Bugs Bunny. Nimrod is traditionally the name of a mighty hunter so it made sense for Bugs to call Elmer that to show how far from a mighty hunter he was. But nowadays in the English speaking world we're more likely to think of the Bugs Bunny meaning than the biblical meaning. It's always hard naming things in a language that isn't your first.