Elvira
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Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain; some sources state that it is likely of Germanic (Gothic) origin.
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Vinony's link graph records 18 inbound references to Elvira, and connects out to Europe, Balkans and Yugoslavia.
It is catalogued under topics including Feminine given names, French feminine given names and Given names.
Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Given name.name
- Elvira
- Given name.image
- Regina_Geloira_(cropped).jpg
- Given name.image_size
- 220
- Given name.caption
- Elvira Menéndez, wife of Alfonso V
- Given name.gender
- Female
- Given name.masculine
- Elvir
- Given name.meaning
- Happy, spear, truth
- Given name.region
- Europe
- Given name.variant
- Alvira
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Wikidata facts
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- Soundex
- E416
- Cologne phonetics
- 0537
- Caverphone
- AFR111
- native label
- Elvira
- Commons category
- Elvira (given name)
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Elvira is a female given name. It is believed to have first been recorded in medieval Spain; some sources state that it is likely of Germanic (Gothic) origin.
In the Balkans, Elvira is popular among Bosniaks, Croats, and Slovenes in the former Yugoslav nations. It is also popular among Albanians. The name is also written as Alvira in the region. The region also has a male equivalent to the name: Elvir.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Elvira” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.