Elvira

Elvira \el-vi-ra, elv-ira\ is a female's name. It consists of 6 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Elvira is pronounced ehLVAYRaa- or ehLVIY-Raa- ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Elvira: EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; V as in "vow (V.AW)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Elvira?

Elvira is of Gothic origin. It is used mainly in English, German, Italian, and Spanish. The meaning of Elvira is 'true to all, truly foreign, truly lively'. Derived from al 'all' ; ali 'foreign, other' ; gail 'lively' ; wers 'true'. An old form of the name is Geloyra (Gothic). The name is of obscure Visigothic origin; it could be from the first element al ('all'), ali ('foreign, other') or gail ('lively'), combined with the second element 'wer'; with al ('all') the name is taken to mean 'true to all'. The name has been used by Spanish speakers since the Middle Ages, but English speakers first took it up only in the 19th century. It has often been associated with the arts, having appeared as the name of several characters including Don Juan's wife in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1789) and in Byron's satire Don Juan (1821), the ghost in Noel Coward's comic play Blithe Spirit (1941), and the central character in the Swedish film Elvira Madigan (1967) which was based on the dramatic life of a Danish tightrope walker of the same name. Elvira is the feminine form of the Italian meaning of Elviro. Elvira has 21 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of Elvira comprise meaning of Albira, Alvira name, name Elveera meaning, meaning of Elvera (also used in Dutch, German, and Spanish), nicknames for Elvia, Elvina definition, what does the name Elvirah mean, baby name Elvita, baby name Elvyra, baby name Elvyrah, and name Elwira meaning. Other English variants comprise the familiar forms nicknames for Ella, name Elva meaning, Elvie meaning, and nicknames for Lira. Forms used in foreign languages comprise the Spanish name Alvera meaning, the Polish Ela meaning and origin, the French and German short names for Elvire, the Polish name Wira, and the Polish Wirke meaning and origin. The familiar form short names for Vira (Italian) is another foreign variant.

List of baby names Elvira:

the Dutch, English, German, and Spanish name Elvera, the name meaning of Elvirah, the name short names for Elvyra, the name name Elvyrah, the name nicknames for Elfrea, the name name Elveera meaning, and the French and German what does the name Elvire mean.

The baby name Elvira fun facts:

The name Elvira in reverse order is "Arivle".

The numerological value of the name Elvira is number 4, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth.

How popular is Elvira?

Elvira is not in the top girl names in USA.