Elvira

Gender Feminine
Scripts Pron. /el.ˈβi.ɾa/ (Spanish) /el.ˈvi.ra/ (Italian) /ɛl.ˈvi.raː/ (Dutch) /ɪlj.ˈvji.rə/ (Russian) [key ·simplify]

Meaning & History

Spanish form of a Visigothic name, recorded from the 10th century in forms such as Geloyra or Giluira. It is of uncertain meaning, possibly composed of the Gothic element gails "happy" or gails "spear" combined with wers "friendly, agreeable, true". The name was borne by members of the royal families of León and Castille. This is also the name of a character in Mozart's opera Don Giovanni (1787).

Related Names

DiminutiveElvy (Swedish)
Other Languages & CulturesElwira (Bashkir) Elviira, Elvi (Estonian) Elviira, Elvi (Finnish) Elvire (French) Gailawera, Geloyra (Gothic) Elvīra (Latvian) Elwira (Polish) Elwira (Tatar)
Same SpellingElvīra
User SubmissionsElvíra, Elvirä

Popularity

People think this name is

classic mature formal upper class urban devious strong refined strange complex serious

Name Days

Austria: August 25
Croatia: July 16
Hungary: February 10
Slovakia: November 21 (as Elvíra)
Spain: January 25
Sweden: March 1

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