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Meaning

The name Elvira has the following meaning:

"A true stranger" or "the fair one" in German and Latin. The name Elvira was popularized by the movie and TV character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, portrayed by the actress Cassandra Peterson.
It is a female name, suitable for baby girls.

Popularity

As a baby girl name, Elvira is currently not a popular baby name in the USA.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Elvira in the USA, over the past 100 years.
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Pronunciation

The name Elvira is pronounced as el-vy-ruh

Origins

Elvira originates from the Spanish language.
See other suggested Spanish girl baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Elvira and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Elvira: Boys - Alcide, Alonso, Alonzo, Alvaro, Che, Cordero, Cortez, Damacio, Damarion, Dangelo, Dante, Girls - Benita, Esperanza, Latoya, Vina, Zelia, Both genders - Cielo, Reyes

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Elvira: Alvira (Spanish), Alviria (German), Ellvira, Elveera, Elvera (French), Elvire (French), Elvyra, Elwira (Polish), Vira

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Elvira are: Elvie

Style

We think the name Elvira should fall under the following style category: The 70's.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Elvira to be: A sexy and successful woman

In one word, you might describe Elvira as a(n) "sexy" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Elvira (or its variants) are:

Elvira Madigan, born on 4 December, a famous athlete. Elvira Madigan's background: A Danish tightrope walker and trick rider. She was the subject of the Swedish film of 1967 for the illicit affair and dramatic death at the hands of her lover.

Elvira Ozolina, born on 8 October, a famous athlete. Elvira Ozolina's background: A Latvian and former USSR athlete who competed in javelin throw. She won the gold medal for the USSR team in the 1960 Olympics and was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour that year.

Elvira Nikolaisen, born on 16 July, a famous singer. Elvira Nikolaisen's background: A Norwegian singer-songwriter signed for Sony BMG. She released her debut single Love I Can't Defend in December 2005. Her first album, Quiet Exit, and a second single, Egypt Song, in March 2006 peaked at #2 in the Norwegian chart.
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